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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were very Swedish, and now it is time for you to post until the Swedish cows come home. They're currently in Denmark having a sex-change operation.
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And the word of the day is: SELCOUTH!
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Will we never get to page two?
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and the cows are also eating the Danish Rolls.... and Lutefisk!
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Bk, I had THE BRAIN with me at work... and the magic is amazing... several people were caught humming it after they listened to a snippet....
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Holstein Cows make find Danish Cheese...
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George, you are BAD!!! ;)
A definitely different spin on the Bard...
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George, you are BAD!!! ;)
A definitely different spin on the Bard...
We were all just joking around. There WILL be pole dancing in the show, but not by Bill in the priest costume...and he's not really a priest, he's a mail-carrier. ;D
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No post in close to four hours? What's happening here?
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And why am I awake so early?
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Will we never get to post #10?
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Hi Ben
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Unless things have changed since I was in school (they have, we are no longer known as the Thirteen Colonies), Flag Day is celebrated tomorrow, 06/14/07. It will soon be 6/14 in Oz, but I think that would be silly for them to celebrate U.S. Flag Day.
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Good morning, FJL!
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Vixmom! This is an unexpected pleasure.
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God dag envar. Jag hoppa det du har en förtjusande dag!
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Hi TCB!! I hope all your bits are feeling fine this morning, no aches or pains
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Hi TCB!! I hope all your bits are feeling fine this morning, no aches or pains
I wish that were true!
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We are having a guest in from England this weekend, so the bathrooms that were trashed in the GREAT FLOOD O AUGHT SIX are FINALLY being repaired,
I am in charge of general cleaning and wallpapering
Hence my E & T ness
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PAIN FREE VIBES to dear TCB!!!!
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I have NOT caught up....
HOW MANY pages fro Tony night?!!!!!!
so, VIBES and HUGS to all youse guyz!!!
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and now.... off to work
BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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Good morning Fred, in abstenia. I think it said I was here when I was not. I popped in very early (around 6:45am) and was alone. I didn't post and left to do the deed but the system kept me logged in, hence my name and/or computer being visible.
I am here now.
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My brother will be arriving in a week to visit. He's never been to NY before. He's here for 3 1/2 days (from Wednesday afternoon the 20th through early Sunday morning the 24th).
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New York shoppers, a warning!
Adorama, a camera kind of store on 18th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues (closer to 6th) is an AWFUL store. I wouldn't recommend shopping there for any reason. The staff is rude and the store is disorganized. It's unpleasant from the time you walk in the door. Avoid this store, in person or on line. Good prices are not worth the snotty, dismissive attitudes and I wouldn't buy from them on-line because of the way they treat their customers in person.
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TCB left and Fred returned!
And now I must go. The Ford Foundation is calling me.
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Sorry to have missed TCB and vixmim!
And now, for real, hi Ben. :)
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God dag envar. Jag hoppa det du har en förtjusande dag!
Yeah, sure...Jag hoppa! ???
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Sorry to have missed TCB and vixmim!
And now, for real, hi Ben. :)
Yes, too bad....you could have interjected some insights into the discussion about TCB's "bits", I'm certain.
;D
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One thing's for sure, this forum has some extremely selcouth discussions.
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You read it here FIRST: Hostess is once again making banana-creme Twinkies.
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Hi, Ben......
(both an HHW contemporary greeting AND a "Follies" reference)
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I guess he took "break a leg" too literally...
James Carpinello, currently starring as Sonny in Xanadu injured his foot on Tuesday and will be out of the show until further notice a production source confirmed to BroadwayWorld.com. Xanadu, opens on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44th Street) after beginning previews on May 23rd.
Wishing him a speedy recovery!
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DR Adriana Patti - thanks for the pics and the theatre report! :)
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I guess he took "break a leg" too literally...
James Carpinello, currently starring as Sonny in Xanadu injured his foot on Tuesday and will be out of the show until further notice a production source confirmed to BroadwayWorld.com. Xanadu, opens on Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre (240 West 44th Street) after beginning previews on May 23rd.
Wishing him a speedy recovery!
This is a nicer way than saying he was fired and they need to replace him.
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The Swedish Chef song lyrics
Yorn desh born,
der ritt
de gitt
der gue,
Orn desh,
dee born desh,
de umn bork!
bork! bork!
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That's what I was thinking, DR MS.
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Yesterday I said MAKE MINE MINK
Yesterday I meant THAT TOUCH OF MINK
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Selling tickets to CINDERELLA later today. Hope there are some to sell....
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Michael S - Re Xanadu: do you have any inside info on this? Wouldn't it get out if he hadn't really injured his foot? If it were something face-saving, wouldn't they try for something less verifiable like an internal illness?
There didn't seem to be anyhting wroing with Carpinello's performance, though.
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Good morning, all! I am not happy. For six months now, 2007 has been a rather unpleasant year for me, and after six months of dealing with my father's death, my own physical ailments, poor sleep, sibling problems, a ridiculously apathetic employer, something has got to change. Don't know what yet but I'm working on it. Thank God for friends!
I have nothing else to report after my second sentence at the moment, but to mention how much I am enjoying Leo Lerman's journals, which I'm reading before going to bed. I'm reading about Henry VIII on the subways and buses.
Lerman's journals begin in the 1930 and I'm currently in the 1970's. I didn't know that Maria Callas was one of his best friends from 1955 or so to her death, so I was reading about Callas and the Juilliard master classes, a number of performances he attended, itroducing Marlene Dietrich to Callas, and a lot of fascinating and scandalous gossip: the best last evening was the Jackie Kennedy-Onassis-Callas triangle and Leo's speculations on how Onassis' predilection for anal sex was affecting his marriage to Jackie. Mrs Kennedy also became friendly with Lerman, he suspected, out of a desire to keep tabs on Callas, but there in an interesting journal entry on helping Caroline Kennedy with her homework on art and how well-behaved the Kennedy children were.
My late friend Paula Lawrence keeps turning up a lot, and I wish I'd had her introduce me to Leo. We had several friends in common, and I'm enjoying his wit, kindness, and grace as a writer.
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This came in an email. I'd never heard about this, but it seems reasonable, so I thought I'd pass it on.
Microwaving Water!
(I did not know this, did you?)
I microwave water for coffee all the time .
Now, I don't think I will be doing it this way anymore.
A 26-year old man decided to have a cup of coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something that he had done numerous times before). I am not sure how long he set the timer for, but he wanted to bring the water to a boil. When the timer shut the oven off, he removed the cup from the oven. As he looked into the cup, he noted that the water was not boiling, but suddenly the water in the cup "blew up" into his face. The cup remained intact until he threw it out of his hand, but all the water had flown out into his face due to the build up of energy. His whole face is blistered and he has 1st and 2nd degree burns to his face which may leave scarring.
He also may have lost partial sight in his left eye. While at the hospital, the doctor who was attending to him stated that this is a fairly common occurrence and water (alone) should never be heated in a microwave oven. If water is heated in this manner, something should be placed in the cup to diffuse the energy such as a wooden stir stick, tea bag, etc., (nothing metal).
It is however a much safer choice to boil the water in a tea kettle.
General Electric's Response:
Thanks for contacting us, I will be happy to assist you. The e-mail that you received is correct. Microwaved water and other liquids do not always bubble when they reach th e boiling point. They can actually get superheated and not bubble at all. The superheated liquid will bubble up out of the cup when it is moved or when something like a spoon or tea bag is put into it.
To prevent this from happening and causing injury, do not heat any liquid for more than two minutes per cup. After heating, let the cup stand in the microwave for thirty seconds! before moving it or adding anything into it.
Here is what our local science teacher had to say on the matter: "Thanks for the microwave warning. I have seen this happen before. It is caused by a phenomenon known as super heating. It can occur anytime water is heated and will particularly occur if the vessel that the water is heated in is new, or when heating a small amount of water (less than h alf a cup).
What happens is that the water heats faster than the vapor bubbles can form. If the cup is very new then it is unlikely to have small surface scratches inside it that provide a place for the bubbles to form. As the bubbles cannot form and release some of the heat has built up, the liquid does not boil, and the liquid continues to heat up well past its boiling point.
What then usually happens is that the liquid is bumped or jarred, which is just enough of a shock to cause the bubbles to rapidly form and expel the hot liquid. The rapid formation of bubbles is also why a carbonated beverage spews when opened after having been shaken."
If you pass this on you could very well save someone from a lot of pain and suffering.
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Michael S - Re Xanadu: do you have any inside info on this? Wouldn't it get out if he hadn't really injured his foot? If it were something face-saving, wouldn't they try for something less verifiable like an internal illness?
There didn't seem to be anyhting wroing with Carpinello's performance, though.
Just a guess. I have become jaded. When a lead actor leaves a role during previews for health reason I always think it of a kinder way of saying he didn't work out. (Happened to me) Since the musical uses roller skates it seemed to me like a good excuse.
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Wow - thanks for the super heating warning, DRFJL.
I hadn't heard of this either....but then I don't microwave anything for more than two minutes.
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Wednesday morning greetings! My afternoon yesterday consisted of a tour with coworkers of The Job Center (http://www.thejobcenter.org), which is a place I hope I'll never need, but am glad to know it's there. The tour ended at 3:30, and I used some comp time, ended my workday, and went to a friend's home to look at some lovely Longaberger baskets (I was good - didn't buy anything). Dinner at home with the family, then I crashed.
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DR Elmore -
{{{{{{HUGs}}}}}}
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DR elmore3003 - is it too late for more ***LEASE VIBES*** ?
Wouldn't good news on that front lift your spirits just a wee bit? :)
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My question for ask bk day:
Isn't it just a little bit of a drag always having to be up and about at midnight to post the daily notes? Hasn't there been the odd occasion when you wanted to go to bed early and didn't WANT to stay up until midnight to post the notes? Don't get me wrong - I know we all appreciate it. But it seems a big sacrifice on your part!
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Good morning!
Another delightfully cool morning and looks like another day I can do without central A/C. Good for the bank account for sure!
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I read about the death of Mr. Wizard - Don Herbert in this morning's paper. Another icon from my childhood gone and much missed.
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The season premiere of RESCUE ME comes on tonight at 10 (FX), and I will definitely be wang that. I completely forgot about LIFE ON THE D-LIST, and I could have watched it after I finished screening the superb RIO BRAVO last night.
I'm sure Bravo will rerun it (into the ground) this week. I'll check my cable guide later.
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Today I want to finish the WINNIE THE POOH DVD, and then move on to other things. I got the 1999 thriller THE BONE COLLECTOR in the mail last week, so I want to watch it soon. And I have WITHOUT LOVE still waiting there to be seen. The remaining episodes of ANGEL's season four set are also looming.
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My question for ask bk day:
Isn't it just a little bit of a drag always having to be up and about at midnight to post the daily notes? Hasn't there been the odd occasion when you wanted to go to bed early and didn't WANT to stay up until midnight to post the notes? Don't get me wrong - I know we all appreciate it. But it seems a big sacrifice on your part!
In Ye Days Of Olde the notes used to be posted in the morning, but that schedule was always dependent on when I arose. At some point, I started doing them at midnight and that seemed to work better for me and everyone else. If I'm super tired, which has happened on occasion, then I write them earlier, post them, but change the date and time stamp to reflect that it's after midnight. Then I close down the current day's discussion and start the new one. It's happened a few times over the years.
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Oh, and I'm up.
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DR elmore3003 - is it too late for more ***LEASE VIBES*** ?
Wouldn't good news on that front lift your spirits just a wee bit? :)
If the lease actually got signed and we could raise this damned project out of its current quagmire, I would be ecstatic. The problem is, we were told last week that if our funder didn't sign by Friday, it was going to another renter. With the new landlord making these threats and our ielusive billionaire remaining incommunicado, this situation cannot continue much longer before anything positive is removed from the picture. If we lose thos lease, I'm out. This situation is unfair to all the institute's employees involved in these negotiations as well as the landlord. Perhaps this is way of closing us down? Who's to know?
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The season premiere of RESCUE ME comes on tonight at 10 (FX), and I will definitely be wang that.
For my part, I'll be wang another delightful episode of Miss Marple. I'm enjoying these boxed sets immensely.
I have not missed wang network TV at all the past couple of weeks.
I find that ving DVDs is a delightful evening pastime.
Hell, I may even start ring in the near future.
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I just love this new shorthand!
Everyone should try it....you be ging it in no time.
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It's all the rage! :)
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Just saw that the Lucille Ball Collection comes out on DVD next week. Funny how when these releases are first announced, the dates seem SO far off, but then, before you know it, the time arrives.
Can't wait!
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*still waiting patiently for DR Sandra [or ANY DR] to tell the story about the chef's hat...
And NOT the one involving the Randy Vicar!
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Yes, dear reader Laura, tell your errant and truant dear reader daughter to get her butt cheeks in here to tell the story of the Swedish Chef hat.
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Here are the complete notes in Swedish dialect, courtesy of The Dialecticizer:
Vell, deer reeders, I hefe-a deceeded tu vreete-a tudey’s nutes veet a Svedeesh eccent. Um de hur de hur de hur. Ooff cuoorse-a, seence-a yuoo’re-a reedeeng zeese-a here-a nutes yuoo vun’t ectooelly be-a eble-a tu “heer” zee eccent, boot beleeefe-a me-a it’s here-a. Joost imegeene-a thet iff I vreete-a “zeese-a here-a nutes” thet yuoo’re-a heereeng “de-a nuteska here-a.” My guudness, I’m elreedy feeleeng Svedeesh, eree’t yuoo? I hefee’t felt thees Svedeesh seence-a I tuuk a Toorkeesh bet und ete-a a French rull. I’m seemply tryeeng tu meke-a heeeneshisvey. Bork bork bork!cum trooly un interneshunel seete-a, und I thuooght Svedeesh ves es guud a vey tu stert oooor Guud Neeeghbur Puleecy es uny. Bork bork bork! I’m feeleeng fery Mex Fun Sydooesqooe-a reeght noo. Hefe-a yuoo ifer felt Mex Fun Sydooesqooe-a? Iff su, hoo deed Mex Fun Sydooesqooe-a feel ebuoot beeeng felt? Speekeeng ooff beeeng felt (oor, in oooor Svedeesh eccent – “Speeks oof beeengska feltska”), yesterdey ves a strungely unpredeectebly unpredeecteble-a dey. Bork bork bork! Fur ixemple-a, I gut up. Thet ves unpredeecteble-a. Zeen my freeend Mr. Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp! Defeed Vechter celled und ve-a inded up hefeeng a leettle-a ierly loonch meeteeng et Ert’s Delee. Effter thet, I hed tu du a foo irrunds, und zeen hed tu du a leettle-a vurk eruoond zee hume-a infurunment, und zeen I hed a tvu-huoor reheersel veet Meess Juun Ryun. Ve-a cunteenooed vurkeeng oon zee petter und she-a sung thruoogh zee rest ooff zee sungs. Um gesh dee bork, bork! I inded up cootteeng oone-a-und-a-helff sungs oooot ooff zee secund ect, becoose-a effter heereeng it ell tugezeer, zeey seemply veree’t needed. Bork bork bork! Zee ect seems tu hefe-a a reel neece-a strooctoore-a und trejectury noo. Ve-a’ll hefe-a oone-a mure-a qooeeck sesseeun veet Juhn Busvell, tu roourk a cuoople-a ooff noombers und indeengs, und zeen ve-a’ll begeen stegeeng zee shoo next veek. Effter Juun lefft, I deed a foo mure-a irrunds, unsvered sume-a i-meeels, checked oooot zee peckegeeng fur zee next Kreetzerlund CD (vheech I’ll unnuoonce-a next Mundey), und zeen feenelly set oon my cuooch leeke-a su mooch Svedeesh feesh.
Lest neeght, I muneged tu vetch tvu cuoont zeem tvu mushun peectoores oon DFD. Zee furst mushun peectoore-a oon DFD ves inteetled Zee Heestury Buys, besed oon zee pley by Elun Bennett, durected by Neechules Hytner und sterreeng must ooff zee ooreeginel cest. Um de hur de hur de hur. I deedn’t see-a zee pley, und zeereffure-a hefe-a nutheeng tu cumpere-a it tu. I’fe-a elveys leeked Mr. Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp! Bennett’s vurk, ifer seence-a seeeeng Beyund Zee Freenge-a. Vheelst I injuyed zee feelm, I deedn’t feend it qooeete-a es cumpelleeng es I’d huped it vuoold be-a – it joost seems tu gu elung oon its merry vey und zeen it’s oofer. Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp! Zeere-a is sume-a guud deeelugooe-a, und zee ecturs ell ecqooeet zeemselfes fery vell – effter vetcheeng yuoong Emereecun ecturs vheesper zeeur perffurmunces in mufeees und theenk thet thet’s sumehoo ecteeng, it’s fery reffresheeng tu see-a a cest ooff yuoong peuple-a vhu ectooelly knoo hoo tu ect und vhu ectooelly pruject vhee zeey’re-a speekeeng – nut unnetoorelly su, meend yuoo, joost zee vey a nurmel persun vuoold telk. Mr. Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp! Hytner is nut a vunderffool feelmmeker und thet’s pert ooff zee prublem – a lut ooff zee durecshun isn’t smuut und is a beet evkverd-luukeeng. Und zee “scure-a” by Geurge-a Fentun ves must unnuyeeng. Zee trunsffer is feene-a, boot zee deceesiun tu desetoorete-a zee culur, mekes it seem leeke-a a Verner Brus. Um gesh dee bork, bork! trunsffer veet sumoohet feded culur. Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp! I reelly hete-a thet trend. Bork bork bork! I zeen vetched zee secund mushun peectoore-a oon DFD, vheech ves inteetled 36 Huoors, a toot leettle-a threeller vreettee und durected by zee ixcellent Geurge-a Seetun. Bork bork bork! I’d nefer seee zee feelm ell zee vey thruoogh. I knoo it vesn’t a heet vhee it ceme-a oooot, boot it’s eged vell und is qooeete-a a guud feelm. Zee plut (besed oon a stury by Rueld Dehl) is reelly clefer, und zee ecturs ere-a ell vunderffool – Jemes Gerner, Ifa Mereee-a Seeent, Rud Teylur (oone-a ooff hees best), Vulffgung Preeess (here-a beelled es Verner Peters), und a hust ooff oozeers. Um gesh dee bork, bork! Zee feelm nefer flegs fur oone-a ooff its 115 meenootes. Um gesh dee bork, bork! Zee oonly doonseede-a is zee scure-a by Deemitri Teeumkin, vheech is joost veurd und nut helpffool tu zee feelm. Mr. Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp! Seetun hed joost dune-a Zee Cuoonterffeeet Treeetur, vheech ves scured by Mr. Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp! Elffred Noomun, und thet scure-a ves funtesteec, und 36 Huoors vuoold hefe-a seemed ifee better veet thet surt ooff scure-a (oor a Jerry Guldsmeet scure-a). Zee bleck-und-vheete-a scupe-a trunsffer is mustly ixcellent, veet oonly a foo scenes nut es sherp es oozeers. Um gesh dee bork, bork!
Vhet em I, Ibertska und Rueperska ell ooff a sooddee? Vhy dun’t ve-a ell cleeck oon zee Unseemly Boottun beloo becoose-a oozeerveese-a I meeght stert feeleeng leeke-a a Svedeesh meetbell.
Tudey hes toorned intu a nun-stup gueeng und dueeng dey. Bork bork bork! I hefe-a a breekffest meeteeng, a loonch meeteeng, und zeen a pust-loonch meeteeng, es vell es hefeeng tu epprufe-a zee peckegeeng ooff zee noo Kreetzerlund CD, und a vhule-a sloo ooff oozeer deteeels tu ettend tu.
Tumurroo is iqooelly boosy veet meeteengs und reheersels und vhetnut. Um de hur de hur de hur. Zee heppy pert is thet zee ifeneengs ere-a free-a, su I du get tu relex et zee ind ooff a boosy dey. Bork bork bork!
Fur thuse-a vhu vere-a vundereeng, tudey is Fleg Dey. Bork bork bork! Su, iff yuoo hefe-a uny flegs lyeeng eruoond leeke-a su mooch Svedeesh feesh, zeen unffoorl zeem, beby, und hung zeem pruoodly. Bork bork bork!
Vell, deer reeders, I moost teke-a zee dey, I moost du zee theengs I du, I moost, fur ixemple-a, hefe-a three-a cuoont zeem three-a meeteengs und zeen du a lut ooff vhetnut. Um de hur de hur de hur. Tudey’s tupeec ooff deescoossiun: It’s Esk BK Dey, zee dey in vheech yuoo get tu esk me-a oor uny deer reeder uny oold qooesshun yuoo leeke-a und ve-a get tu geefe-a uny oold unsver ve-a leeke-a. Su, let’s hefe-a lueds ooff lufely qooesshuns und lueds ooff lufely unsvers und lueds ooff lufely pusteengs, shell ve-a? Veska shellska.
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Wednesday
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Memories:
Blanche: Do you know what I hate doing most after a party?
Rose: Trying to find your undies in the big pile?
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Wednesday
KeeRECT!
Give the man a Carroll Baker kewpie doll!
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A selcouth forum, this.
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LUCY/MAME in anamorphic widescreen in just a few days!
I searched high and wide for the LUCY/MAME laserdisc, and I watched and enjoyed it as a guilty pleasure quite q few times. But like so many beloved laserdiscs, it will be retired once this DVD comes out.
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DR JMK - what fun! :)
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Don't you just hate it when it only rains INSIDE the elevator?
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Selcouth!
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But Father, please! The purse goes much better with MY outfit!
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Since Mame is a 70s film, we get a pretty good shot at decent color from Warners - they only really seem to screw up the films of the 50s and 60s and mostly the classics. Go know.
Dear reader MattH should go to his HTF and inform them that The Glenn Miller Story is now perfectly framed (the telecine operator mis-framed the first transfer).
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This came in an email. I'd never heard about this, but it seems reasonable, so I thought I'd pass it on.
Microwaving Water!
I didn't know about this, DR FJL. Thanks for passing it on. I have, however, heard enough other stories about problems with microwaving--from scientific sources--to have virtually stopped using my microwave oven. Not using it really isn't the inconvenience I expected. But I would have thought heating some water in it was one thing I could do quite safely! Oh, well.
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Good morning dear Esteemed, rested, international, coy, Sveedish, butt-cheeks-of-steel BK --
Thanks for the the little update yesterday about the CDs.... no hurry here, just appreciation for you doing those couple of extra things. :)
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I haven't seen the film yet, but I saw the play, THE HISTORY BOYS, in London with virtually the same cast. It was brilliant!
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I was very sorry to hear about Don Herbert's death. I too was an enormous "Mr. Wizard" fan, and tried to never miss his TV show.
Also, dear Kerry informed me yesterday that Nellie Lutcher (sp?) had died. hmmmmm,.... I wonder who's next?
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I guess our DR JoseCanYouSee is a slug-a-bed this morning.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And the DHL man did it!
-Well, he buzzed the door "bell", and since I didn't hear anyone else running for the door - and, thankfully, he hung out for a few seconds - I went ahead and rushed out to the living room to buzz him in. Of course, the package that was delivered this morning was not for me. Ah, well... I'm up.
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Oh! Not, not at all.
I see he's lurking. Probably catching up!
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And the DHL man did it!
Of course, the package that was delivered this morning was not for me.
NEITHER of them, eh?
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Oh, well!
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And now........yes, you guessed it........ I have another #**!!%!**#ing day of tedious work errands, technical and financial details, and tsimis !!
So, I'll probably get to read some back here later.
Ta ta, my fine delicates !
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Only Woollite for the likes of us!
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Feldspar
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Blech
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And it goes like it goes....
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Selling tickets to CINDERELLA later today. Hope there are some to sell....
Maybe you can sell some on-stage seating.
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In case you were wondering (see MusicGuy's earlier post)
Nellie Lutcher (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Lutcher)
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I wonder if in its transfer to the screen and it's opening up it's lost some of its brilliance - the film, as I said, is enjoyable, but doesn't ever really attain brilliance for me.
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DR Michael Shayne - You're jaded. James Carpinello did injure himself. And, trust me, if they had wanted to replace him, the producers would have had someone else lined up already - especially so relatively close to opening (June 26). With Andre Ward going in now, they're left with just one male understudy/swing. That cast is small(!), and it really can't afford to get any smaller. -Heck, Andre is actually one of Mary Testa's understudies with the way the doubling works for that small cast. *Although, I would love to see Andre on for Mary one day - now that would be comedy! ;)
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I guess our DR JoseCanYouSee is a slug-a-bed this morning.
Awww... He's thinking of me. Always thinking of me.
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Don't you just hate it when it only rains INSIDE the elevator?
(http://bp1.blogger.com/_HtSvr0DEcpc/RmzSTRZyppI/AAAAAAAAAT8/QdyMKhHJDLw/s320/Eurydice2.jpg)
Yes, singdaw, that has always been one of my pet peeves. One of yours, too?
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DR Michael Shayne - You're jaded. James Carpinello did injure himself. And, trust me, if they had wanted to replace him, the producers would have had someone else lined up already - especially so relatively close to opening (June 26). With Andre Ward going in now, they're left with just one male understudy/swing. That cast is small(!), and it really can't afford to get any smaller. -Heck, Andre is actually one of Mary Testa's understudies with the way the doubling works for that small cast. *Although, I would love to see Andre on for Mary one day - now that would be comedy! ;)
Thanks for the explanation and insight, DR Jose.
It's GREAT having true insiders and folks in the know here to shoot down rumors and untrue/unfair gossip.
Now, for the real gossip, . . . . BRING IT ON! ;D
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Oh! Not, not at all.
I see he's lurking. Probably catching up!
I've been catching up, and trying to post while the internet connection here stays connected. It was spotty a little while ago, but it seems fine now.
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Doing a mac and cheese casserole today, so I need to head down now and get started on it.
WBBL.
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I was very sorry to hear about Don Herbert's death. I too was an enormous "Mr. Wizard" fan, and tried to never miss his TV show.
Also, dear Kerry informed me yesterday that Nellie Lutcher (sp?) had died. hmmmmm,.... I wonder who's next?
And how is DR KERRY, MUSIC GUY? Do tell him we miss him.
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Husker doo?
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NEITHER of them, eh?
Well, there's still the possibility of UPS and FedEx later today...
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Wednesday = New Comic Book Day!
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Awww... He's thinking of me. Always thinking of me.
Obsession...by CK
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Ooh! Ooh!
Amazon.com just sent me notification I'm getting a REFUND....$1.56, to be precise.
That's the difference between the pre-order price and current price of "Michael Tolliver Lives"!
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Well, there's still the possibility of UPS and FedEx later today...
Do you have a preference, or will either package delivery do?
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Don't spend it all in once place.
And thanks for the CB kewpie! She's lovely.
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I received Therese Raquin in the mail today.
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But Father, please! The purse goes much better with MY outfit!
(http://bp2.blogger.com/_TmUBWwWLKUU/Rm9sM4_isJI/AAAAAAAAAew/ykTIWU4m-yg/s400/You+Can%27t+Take+It+With+You+Photo+3.jpg)
Is that Barney Hughes?
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Had a wonderful, if hurried, lunch with MBarnum yesterday, as I journeyed south to Salem to play for the Methodists (a To Kill a Mockingbird reference, and a propos in this instance). I return this evening and think I will go back to the same restaurant--really, really yummy Gardenburger which I know BK especially would enjoy. :P
Betsy and I started The History Boys about a week ago and I must say that, while it wasn't bad (and I especially enjoyed the one kid who sings), it just kind of left me cold, and we haven't returned to it yet. Guess we should get around to finishing it.
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I received Therese Raquin in the mail today.
Where did they put the postage? ::)
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Don't spend it all in once place.
Gosh, it's awful tough not to! It's burning a hole in my e-account at Amazon.
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Husker doo?
Or Longhorn doo?
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Or Howdy doo?
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And the DHL man did it!
Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! The boys are marching.
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Where did they put the postage? ::)
In all the right places!
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Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! The boys are marching.
I knew an operetta could result from all this!
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It's a most strange and unusual day in this office.
All four women who work here are IN EARLY for a major change in routine (one usually arrives at 9, another at 9:30, and the boss is seldom not here until 11 a.m.)
The distaff side is me and three other guys. Thus far, I'm the only guy. And the hormonal balance is WAY off at present.
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Is that Barney Hughes?
DR elmore3003, I just checked the cast list (http://www.tschreiber.org/theatre/index.htm), and no, it doesn't seem to be him.
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I need excellent vibes and xylophones - things are NUTS around these here parts.
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RE: James Carpinello in Xanadu.
Well, I just got a few e-mails. And my roommate just got a few e-mails.* Again, James really did injure his foot. Unfortunately, the injury is severe enough that he will have to be off his bad foot for up to four months. Never a good thing for an actor - on roller skates or not. So, technically, at this point, he has temporarily left the show.
I haven't heard anything yet about re-casting, but it does seem like they are going to try to rotate through the three covers - all of whom are quite different types. For now. I think with Andre Ward going in, that would cause the least amount of "shuffling". However, Peter Samuel is also one of the Sonny covers, and he's normally Tony Roberts' understudy! *My roommate is friends with the other Sonny cover, Curtis Holbrook.
Speedy recovery vibes to Mr. Carpinello.
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I need excellent vibes and xylophones - things are NUTS around these here parts.
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-And I also believe that producers are smart enough to know nowadays that it's much harder to cover someone leaving - or being asked to leave - a production - due to the internet. If someone leaves, they leave. If they ask them to leave, they just do it. Better to get it done quick and easy, rather than have it be speculated about for weeks on end on the chat boards and in the NY Post. ;) -Bad press is bad press.
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***excellent vibes and xylophones***[/size][/color]
for a NUT FREE environment for bk
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[show off]
;D
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Nice nut, though!
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Did you grow it yourself?
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OOOHH!!!
I WANNA GO! I WANNA GO! (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108765.html)
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~~~~~EXCELLENT VIBES TO BK~~~~~
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It's a most strange and unusual day in this office.
All four women who work here are IN EARLY for a major change in routine (one usually arrives at 9, another at 9:30, and the boss is seldom not here until 11 a.m.)
The distaff side is me and three other guys. Thus far, I'm the only guy. And the hormonal balance is WAY off at present.
Or you could just take this opportunity to get in touch with your feminine side.
:-*
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I've been unusually "sore" the past two days.
I feel like I would had I been through a heavy workout.
I wonder if I'm being abducted by some fitness-fanatic aliens who put me through intense workouts and then dump me back into my bed!?!
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Or you could just take this opportunity to get in touch with your feminine side.
:-*
These women are real estate agents.
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I've been unusually "sore" the past two days.
I feel like I would had I been through a heavy workout.
I wonder if I'm being abducted by some fitness-fanatic aliens who put me through intense workouts and then dump me back into my bed!?!
Bloating? Cramps? (see above)
;D
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These women are real estate agents.
;D ROTFLMAO ;D
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I WANNA GO! I WANNA GO! (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108765.html)
That should be quite the event!!
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Adorama, a camera kind of store on 18th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues (closer to 6th) is an AWFUL store.
And the name makes it sound so nice!
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Did you grow it yourself?
Friendship is like a garden. You have to water it. And tend it. And feed it.
:)
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I didn't know about this, DR FJL. Thanks for passing it on. I have, however, heard enough other stories about problems with microwaving--from scientific sources--to have virtually stopped using my microwave oven. Not using it really isn't the inconvenience I expected. But I would have thought heating some water in it was one thing I could do quite safely! Oh, well.
And if you check Snopes.com you will find that boiling water in your microwave is not really that much of a hazard....http://www.snopes.com/science/microwave.asp (http://www.snopes.com/science/microwave.asp)
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I am in love with the website the Dialectizer:
here is a monologue from Man of La Mancha
My friend, I have lived almost fifty years, and I have seen life as it is. Pain, misery, hunger...cruelty beyond belief.
I have heard the singing from taverns and the moans from bundles of filth on the streets. I have been a soldier and seen my comrades fall in battle...or die more slowly under the lash in Africa. I have held them in my arms at the final moment.
These were men who saw life as it is, yet they died despairing. No glory, no gallant last words...only their eyes filled with confusion, whimpering the question: 'Why?'
I do not think they asked why they were dying, but why they had ever lived.
When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Too much sanity may be madness. To seek treasure where there is only trash. Perhaps to be practical is madness.
And maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it ought to be.
THE REDNECK VERSION
Mah friend, ah have lived almost fif'y years, an' ah have see life as it is. Pain, mizzuy, hunger...cruelty beyond belief. ah have heard th' sin'in' fum tavahns an' th' moans fum bundles of filth on th' streets. ah have been a soldier an' see mah comrades fall in battle...o' die mo'e slowly unner th' lash in Africa. ah have held them in mah arms at th' final moment. These were min who sar life as it is, yet they died despairin'. No glo'y, no gallant last wo'ds...only their eyes filled wif cornfushun, whimperin' th' quesshun: 'Whuffo'?' ah do not reckon they axed whuffo' they were dyin', but whuffo' they had evah lived, cuss it all t' tarnation. When life itse'f seems lunatic, who knows whar madness lies? Too much sanity may be madness. To seek treasure whar thar is only trash. Perhaps t'be prackical is madness. An' maddess of all, t'see life as it is an' not as it ought t'be.
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DR elmore3003, I just checked the cast list (http://www.tschreiber.org/theatre/index.htm), and no, it doesn't seem to be him.
Since Barney's been dead over a year, I guess not! Sure looks like him. BTW, this revival of YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU is getting wonderful reviews.
I've got to track down Kevin Kilner. Last time I saw him was around 1995 when he was acting in the anniversary production of THE GLASS MENAGERIE. I met him right after he'd gotten back from playing Mitch STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE with Michael Chiklis as Stanley in Columbus, OH. I always thought the director should have reversed the roles. Either he or his girlfriedn at the time lived a few blocks away from me. I guess that CLOSER episode has me waxing nostalgic.
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THE JIVE VERSION
Mah' homey, ah' have lived mos' fifty years, and ah' have seen life as it is. Pain, misery, hunger. Ah be baaad.....cruelty beyond belief. I gots heard da damn sin'in' fum taverns and da damn moans fum bundles uh fild on de streets. ah' have been some soldia' and seen mah' comrades fall in battle...o' kick d' cud mo'e slowly unda' de lash in Africa. WORD! ah' have held dem in mah' arms at da damn final moment. Man! Dese wuz dudes who saw life as it is, yet dey got wasted despairin'. No glo'y, no gallant last wo'ds...only deir eyes filled wid confusion, whimpuh'in' de quesshun: 'Why?' I do not dink dey ax'ed why dey wuz dyin', but why dey had eva' lived. When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Too much sanity may be madness. To seek treasho' man where dere be only trash. Lop some boogie. Perhaps t'be practical be madness. And maddest uh all, t'see life as it be and not as it ought t'be.
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I wonder if I'm being abducted by some fitness-fanatic aliens who put me through intense workouts and then dump me back into my bed!?!
Or maybe you've just been watching too many exercise videos on your fancy TV!(http://images.beachbody.com/email_newsletter_images_2007/elements/259_offer.png)
:)
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THE COCKNEY VERSION
Me mate, I 'ave lived almost fifty years, right, and I 'ave seen life as it is. Pain, right, misery, hunger...cruelty beyond belief. I 'ave 'eard the singing from taverns and the moans from bundles of filff on the chuffin' streets. I 'ave been a soldier and seen me comrades fall in battle...or die more slowly under the lash in Africa, right? I 'ave 'eld them in me arms at the final mument. These were men 'oo seen life as it is, yet they died despairin'. No glory, no gallant last words...only their mince pies filled wiv confusion, wimperin' the question: 'Why?' I do not fink they asked why they were dyin', but why they 'ad ever lived. Wen life itself seems lunatic, 'oo knows where madness lies, isit?Too much sanity may be madness. To seek treasure where there is only trash. Peraps ter be practical is madness. And maddest of all, to spot life as it is and not as it ought ter be.
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OOOHH!!!
I WANNA GO! I WANNA GO! (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108765.html)
Steve looks like he's wondering if he set his TIVO and Daniel Evans as Tobias? That's twenty years too old. Evans was CANDIDE at the National in 1999, and now he's playing George in SUNDAY IN THE PARK!
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ELMER FUDD PLAYING DON QUIXOTE
My fwiend, I have wived awmost fifty yeaws, and I have seen wife as it is. Oh, dat scwewy wabbit! Pain, misewy, hungew...cwuewty beyond bewief. I have heawd the singing fwom tavewns and the moans fwom bundwes of fiwf on the stweets. Oh, dat scwewy wabbit! I have been a sowdiew and seen my comwades faww in battwe...ow die mowe swowwy undew the wash in Afwica. I have hewd them in my awms at the finaw moment. Dese wewe men who saw wife as it is, yet they died despaiwing. No gwowy, no gawwant wast wowds. Oh, dat scwewy wabbit! ..onwy theiw eyes fiwwed wif confusion, whimpewing the qwestion: 'Why?' I do not think they asked why they wewe dying, but why they had evew wived. When wife itsewf seems wunatic, who knows whewe madness wies? Too much sanity may be madness. Oh, dat scwewy wabbit! To seek tweasuwe whewe thewe is onwy twash. Pewhaps to be pwacticaw is madness. Oh, dat scwewy wabbit! And maddest of aww, to see wife as it is and not as it ought to be.
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They haven't a bit of goddammed good for me the past week.
But who's bitter?
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-And I also believe that producers are smart enough to know nowadays that it's much harder to cover someone leaving - or being asked to leave - a production - due to the internet. If someone leaves, they leave. If they ask them to leave, they just do it. Better to get it done quick and easy, rather than have it be speculated about for weeks on end on the chat boards and in the NY Post. ;) -Bad press is bad press.
Isn't it a bitch to be jaded about stories like this?
This actor left due to creative differences.
Or left to spend more time with their family who live in California.
Or want to take the role in a different direction
Sometimes I guess a cigar is just a cigar
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DR Michael S - too funny! ;D
Although I'm wondering your source for the text of the monologue. It's oh so slightly different from the text as provided by Tams-Witmark.
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Kevin Kilner has a girlfriend...doggone it...I guess he got tired of waiting for me to be single and available and he went (or stayed) on the other side.
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DR Michael S - too funny! ;D
Although I'm wondering your source for the text of the monologue. It's oh so slightly different from the text as provided by Tams-Witmark.
I went online and just grabbed the first one I saw. Yes it is slightly different from the one I know of. But it is still a hoot.
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One thing's for sure, this forum has some extremely selcouth discussions.
Earlier in his career, Larry Flynt tried to selcouth and couldn't make a profit; so he decide to selraunch instead.
When I'm involved, our discussions often move from selcouth to uncouth.
der Brucer
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You read it here FIRST: Hostess is once again making banana-creme Twinkies.
Will you try deep-fat frying them?
der Brucer
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OOOHH!!!
I WANNA GO! I WANNA GO! (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108765.html)
Me, too, DR Jose! DH Richard and I are huge fans of Bryn Terfel's recordings and were just talking the other day about how we'd like to see him in person someday.
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Creative differences and wanting to take the role in a different direction are clear admissions that there was trouble. When those words are used, no one's hiding that there were problems behind the scenes, right?
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Some more fun from the Dialectizer
Here is the opening of a monologue that can be currently heard on Broadway. Take a guess what it is.
JIVE VERSION
From seein' all dose movie beatals, ah' used t'boogie around on de street, and I'd dig caught all de time. God, it wuz embarrassin'. ah' wuz always bein' Cyd Charisse... Always. Which ah' duzn't real dig it, cuz' I always wants'ed t'be an acto'. ah' mean, ah' real wants'ed t'puh'fo'm. Once mah' cousin said t'me, "You's'll neva' be an acto'" and ah' knowed she wuz tellin' me dis cuz' I wuz such some sissy. Slap mah fro! ah' mean, ah' wuz terribly effeminate. ah' always knowed ah' wuz gay, but dat dun didn't boda' me. Whut bodered me wuz dat ah' dun didn't know how t'be some boy. Slap mah fro!
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Friendship is like a garden. You have to water it. And tend it. And feed it.
:)
I was talking about a nut...but...okay.
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Will you try deep-fat frying them?
der Brucer
Well... :-X
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Friendship is like a garden. You have to water it. And tend it. And feed it.
:)
And with that why don't we just merrily roll along to the next topic.
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...We are now at the start of State Fair season, ya' know!
Let the Fried-Foods Frenzy begin!
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I was talking about a nut...but...okay.
Well, you were talking about GROWING a nut - which is how my strange mind made that weird connection.
:)
Make our garden grow!
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...We are now at the start of State Fair season, ya' know!
Let the Fried-Foods Frenzy begin!
Our state fair is a great state fair,
Don't miss it, don't even be late.
It's dollars to donuts
That our state fair
Is the best state fair in our state.
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Take a guess what it is.
I think we'll have to let DR JoseSPiano answer this one...
;)
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I think we'll have to let DR JoseSPiano answer this one...
;)
Well, when I go back in this weekend...
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right?
Of course, right!
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Vibes for MR BK.
Wow...DR ELMORE....imagine what it would like if you HADN'T gotten the vibes!!
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Kevin Kilner has a girlfriend...doggone it...I guess he got tired of waiting for me to be single and available and he went (or stayed) on the other side.
Yeah. You just keep believing that. Besides, he's about thirty years too young for you.
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Vibes for MR BK.
Wow...DR ELMORE....imagine what it would like if you HADN'T gotten the vibes!!
DR JRand56, thanks for the perspective!
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Is the site taking a little while to fully load for anyone else right now?
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DR JRand56, thanks for the perspective!
I am only one...
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Is the site taking a little while to fully load for anyone else right now?
Not for me...perhaps it's that pesky Internet connection?
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I am only one...
But if just one person believes in you...
Deep enough,
And strong enough,
Believes in you!
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Myinternet connection to HHW is lousy today. Looks like all my connections today are crap in every venue!
Poor pitiful moi!
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Any guesses as to what new Kritzerland release bk is announcing on Monday? Here's mine:
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:pJVCIT6rBaTeuM:http://www.cynical-c.com/archives/bloggraphics/102.jpg)
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Sorry, DR elmore3003!
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Oh, sorry, DR elmore3003...I should have offered you KLEENEX FOR MEN:
(http://www.core77.com/inconspicuous/images/kleenex.jpg)
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super strength vibes for Bruce and Larry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Oh, sorry, DR elmore3003...I should have offered you KLEENEX FOR MEN:
(http://www.core77.com/inconspicuous/images/kleenex.jpg)
Hmm... The mind boggles.
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These women are real estate agents.
With tool-belts?
der Brucer
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Hmm... The mind boggles.
It certainly does! HHW is just a selcouth kind of place.
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My guess for Monday's KRITZERLAND announcement! 8)
(http://home.blarg.net/~wayule/graphics/jonandrobin.jpg)
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My guess for the new Krtitzerland release:
It's called "Dear Reader Laura's Father-in-Law Sings To Friends."
DR MusicGuy has heard it and will tell you it is one swell album!
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(((((Elmore)))))
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Poor pitiful moi!
A G&S aria?
der Brucer
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My question for Ask BK Day:
Who makes the vomiting noises on the "The Brain...X" CD?
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Vibes for a good day to BK!
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In honor of Flag Day [or not], in redneck [according to the Dialectizer]:
ah pledge allegiance t'th' flag of th' United States of South Car'lina. An' t'th' republic fo' which it stan's: One nashun, unner God, wif liberty an' jestice fo' all, ah reckon.
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Perhaps this is way of closing us down? Who's to know?
It could be, but...
Most bureaucratic bumbling is not the result of aggressive malfeasance, arcane conspiracy, or malicious intent, it just simple unthinking, uncaring, incompetence!
Now, knowing that don't you fell better?
I thought not.
Sorry.
der Brucer
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Bureaucratic Bumbling is the number that closes the first act in my New Musical.
The Lessor of Two Evils
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* * * * * FORGET YOUR TROUBLES C'MON GET HAPPY VIBES FOR DR ELMORE * * * * *
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/Judy.jpg)
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I went online and just grabbed the first one I saw.
Much like the general dating habits of HHW'ers.
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The Lessor of Two Evils
The Loesser of Two Evils: A stirring tale of a composer's struggle against his evil parents.
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The Loesser of Two Evils: A stirring tale of a composer's struggle against his evil parents.
And then there's The Evil of Two Loessers, but I believe DR elmore may have more insight to that "situation". -However, she was always nice to me.
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Culture Clash - A pleasant surprise:
On Saturday Woody got a letter summons for jury duty.
On Monday he called the number printed on the letter, spoke with a being of the human persuasion, and exlained that he couldn't do jury duty because he didn't drive.
"OK", said the human entity, "put that on the form and send it back."
That afternoon he mailed back the form.
Today he received a post card informing him that he has been excused from jury duty.
der Brucer
Sorry to ruin the mood up an "up" post :)
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Here are the complete notes in Swedish dialect, courtesy of The Dialecticizer:
Thanks, DR JMK! I was trying to remember what that thing was called...they have other dialects that are fun, too!
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Much like the general dating habits of HHW'ers.
Some of us can't afford to date generals, we're left with privates.
der Brucer
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Maybe the vibes do work . . .
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Of course, nothing's finished yet . . .
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My question for Ask BK Day:
Who makes the vomiting noises on the "The Brain...X" CD?
Luciano Pavarotti, primo tenore assoluto!
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Ta-da!!
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Woo Hoo! Good news, DR Elmore!!
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It is hot today.....and I have to watch CINDERELLA. And then I have to clean the theatre and then I have to work tomorrow.
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And then there's The Evil of Two Loessers, but I believe DR elmore may have more insight to that "situation". -However, she was always nice to me.
It was a reference to Wife No. 1, not Jo Sullivan Loesser, Wife No. 2!
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Some of us can't afford to date generals, we're left with privates.
der Brucer
Works for our DR Jose!
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Of course, nothing's finished yet . . .
Awesome news, DR Elmore! This calls for some bubbly!
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It is hot today.....and I have to watch CINDERELLA. And then I have to clean the theatre and then I have to work tomorrow.
Randallrella!
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Awesome news, DR Elmore! This calls for some bubbly!
Are you coming in the end of June? We'll do it then!
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Hoo and Ray, DR Elmore!!!!
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It was a reference to Wife No. 1, not Jo Sullivan Loesser, Wife No. 2!
Oh... Well... Umm... OK.... Nevermind... ;)
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Are you coming in the end of June? We'll do it then!
Yes, I think I'm gonna make it this time!
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Great News, DR elmore!
*Do you want to do Ollie's tonight?
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I guess I should have read all the notes before commenting on the other available dialects. I didn't know they would be so thoroughly demonstrated!
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DR elmore3003 - SO pleased for you! Hoo and Ray.
:):):):):):)
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Did anyone see Kyra on Letterman last night? The last few times she's been on to talk about THE CLOSER she goes off on some stupid story. Last night it was a long story about a time when she arm-wrestled a woman in central park.
There was hardly a mention of the show. When Dave asked her about the new season, all she had to say was "It's good!".
Her hair was straightened and in a huge beehive sort of thing, with some of the hair hanging down. I was disappointed st the lack of publicity, but this morning, GW Bailey did a great interview at our local radio station with lots of talk about the new season & TNT, so now I feel better.
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I have to say that I love my job with the institute which is why the past month has been so demoralizing for me. I know that we're one project in several, many much more important than ours, but I like what I'm doing and I think we can offer much to musical theatre knowledge if we continue. Clearly, we are going to continue. At some point, in the near future, I need to approach our benefactor and talk to him about my book idea.
Ron Raines just called me. Charlotte graduated from high school this morning! I feel as old as Babes in Toyland!
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Hooray for the HHW lease vibes
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Great News, DR elmore!
*Do you want to do Ollie's tonight?
I'd rather do Mexican for a BIG margarita! But I love Ollies!
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Yes, I think I'm gonna make it this time!
And about time, too, Buster! Yay and Hoo Ray!
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I'd rather do Mexican for a BIG margarita! But I love Ollies!
Well, I was going to suggest Mexican, but I'm hoping to avoid the service we had - or didn't have - last time. In any case... It's your celebration, where and when?
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Well, I was going to suggest Mexican, but I'm hoping to avoid the service we had - or didn't have - last time. In any case... It's your celebration, where and when?
We could go international, have a Chinese dinner and Mexican drinks and salsa after! A then a lot of antacid.
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Well, I need to head to down to Chelsea to get my hair cut.
Laters...
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We could go international, have a Chinese dinner and Mexican drinks and salsa after! A then a lot of antacid.
;D
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Happiness is receiving two boxes from Deep Discount and discovering you've received something you'd TOTALLY forgotten you ordered.
In my case, it's the complete series to "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century".
Also included:
The Garbo Box
and the HD DVDs for
Mutiny on the Bounty
Field of Dreams
Brokeback Mountain
Ooooooohhhhh!
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Andriana-Thank you for the lovely photos of Lincoln Park.
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Of course, nothing's finished yet . . .
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I'd rather do Mexican for a BIG margarita!
BIG being the operative word...
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:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :
CONTINUED VIBES THE LEASE IS A DONE DEAL AND YOU ARE HAPPY IN THE NEW OFFICE!!!!!!
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The Garbo Box
But she vants to be alone!
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Careful - I think NYC has a Cabaret tax!
der Brucer
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I have to say that I love my job with the institute which is why the past month has been so demoralizing for me. I know that we're one project in several, many much more important than ours, but I like what I'm doing and I think we can offer much to musical theatre knowledge if we continue. Clearly, we are going to continue. At some point, in the near future, I need to approach our benefactor and talk to him about my book idea.
Ron Raines just called me. Charlotte graduated from high school this morning! I feel as old as Babes in Toyland!
No, honey, you're older ;)
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I'd say somewhere between Toyland and....
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No, honey, you're older ;)
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He feels half hot fudge sundae, half sherbert
Part Galt Macdermott and part Victor Herbert
But alive!
But alive!
But alive!
[Is sherbert a word? :) ]
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The man behind Tower Records is making a comback! I miss that store. A lot,
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He feels half hot fudge sundae, half sherbert
Part Galt Macdermott and part Victor Herbert
But alive!
But alive!
But alive!
[Is sherbert a word? :) ]
No, but it could be an whimsy of Harburg or Ira Gershwin. It's quite grandish. Or delish.
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It's alive!
(http://www.overpressure.com/archives/youngfrank.jpg)
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My question for Ask BK Day:
Who makes the vomiting noises on the "The Brain...X" CD?
Guy Haines is the special vomit guest artist. No one does vomiting like Mr. Haines.
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the special vomit guest artist.
Many aspire; few are chosen.
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So, Tower goes out of business and stiffs thousands of vendors, but the man behind it is making a comeback. Excellent! I do hope he's smart enough not to open another retail CD store.
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Had a nice breakfast meeting and will now get ready for the lunch meeting, after which will come the afternoon meeting, after which will come blessed ME time.
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Will we never get to page ten?
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I have now heard twice (once on the Tonys and once on a discussion board) how Kander and Ebb were the longest-running Broadway songwriting team in history. I don't exactly know when they began, but somehow I doubt it was PRIOR to Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Jones.
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In honor of today's topic: Jenny Lind, the Swedish nightingale:
(http://img.tfd.com/thumb/4/4b/Jenny_Lind_in_La_Sonnambula.jpg)
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and Swedish meatballs...
(http://www.roshani.co.uk/livingtoeat/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/swedish-meatballs-with-dill-and-sour-cream-sauce.JPG)
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[Is sherbert a word? :) ]
Yes, a varient on sherbet
Main Entry: sher·bet
Pronunciation: \ˈshər-bət\
Variant(s): also sher·bert \-bərt\
der Brucer
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and, of course...
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and Swedish meatballs...
(http://www.roshani.co.uk/livingtoeat/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/swedish-meatballs-with-dill-and-sour-cream-sauce.JPG)
I like Swedish Meatballs but that looks like Puke on Pasta!
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and Swedish meatballs...
(http://www.roshani.co.uk/livingtoeat/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/swedish-meatballs-with-dill-and-sour-cream-sauce.JPG)
Gee, looks like a serving of brains and maggots from the Grandlad's Birthday party!
der Brucer
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OK...is this any better?
(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/KitchenQueen/swedishmeatballs.jpg)
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Actually, yeah! Mmmm, growing up in Minnesota I had good Swedish Meatballs, even though we don't have an ounce of Scandanavian in us - that we know of anyway
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We never had SMs on pasta. We had it over mashed potatoes or alone but I don't remember having it over pasta.
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Yeah. You just keep believing that. Besides, he's about thirty years too young for you.
Well, you know there are a few present day actors that I like.
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I'm guessing Swedish Meatballs, like Sharon Stone, don't photograph well.
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Well, you know there are a few present day actors that I like.
But are they bodybuilders? ;)
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DR Elmore - Hallelujah!
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Well, eida' youse closin' yo' eyes To some situashun ya' do now wish t'acknowledge Or ya' is not aware uh de caliba' of disasta' indicated By de presence uh a pool table in yo' community. Slap mah fro! Ya gots trouble, mah' homey, right here, I say, trouble right here in Riva' City. Slap mah fro! Why sho' man I'm some billiard player, Certainly mighty proud ah' say I'm always mighty proud t'say it. Man! I consida' dat da damn hours ah' spend Wid some cue in mah' hand is golden. 'S coo', bro. Help ya' cultivate ho'se sense And some waaay coo' haid and some keen eye. Neva' snatch and try t'give An iron-clad leave t'yo'self From some dree-reail billiard shot? But plum as ah' say, It snatch'd judgement, brains, and maturity t'sco'e In some balkline game, I say dat any boob kin snatch And shove some ball in some pocket. Man! And dey call dat slod. De fust big step on de road To de depds uh deg-ra-Day-- I say, fust, medicinal wine fum some teaspoon, Den bea' from some bottle.
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Vell, ieezeer yuoo're-a cluseeng yuoor iyes Tu a seetooeshun yuoo du noo veesh tu ecknooledge-a Oor yuoo ere-a nut evere-a ooff zee celeeber ooff deesester indeeceted By zee presence-a ooff a puul teble-a in yuoor cummooneety. Bork bork bork! Ya gut truooble-a, my freeend, reeght here-a, I sey, truooble-a reeght here-a in Reefer Ceety. Bork bork bork!
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DtM, I am so happy you are gonna be at the NY get together!! Woohoo!
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Wow, Swedish Meatballs sound so good! DR JOse, maybe you can locate a nice Scandanavian restaurant in NY for us to visit!
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and Swedish meatballs...
(http://www.roshani.co.uk/livingtoeat/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/swedish-meatballs-with-dill-and-sour-cream-sauce.JPG)
It's meatballs, not vomit.
Almost a DR Sandra reference.
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I have now heard twice (once on the Tonys and once on a discussion board) how Kander and Ebb were the longest-running Broadway songwriting team in history. I don't exactly know when they began, but somehow I doubt it was PRIOR to Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Jones.
Morrison Foundation (http://www.morrisonfoundation.org/john_kander_and_fred_ebb.htm) reports:
In fact, the team of Kander and Ebb is the longest-running music-and-lyrics partnership in Broadway musical history.
In 1962, he made his Broadway debut as a composer. The musical was A Family Affair. It was that same year that Kander met Fred Ebb.
Ebb had been a writer for nightclub material. He also wrote a television show called, That Was the Week That Was. When Ebb and Kander met, they instantly complimented each other’s abilities.
Their first success, the song, My Coloring Book, came the same year. In 1966, their first major success—Cabaret
How the recocile this with the following on Schmidt & Jones
• Shoestring '57 ( Ben Bagley Revue,1957)
• Demi-Dozen (Julius Monk Revue, 1958)
• The Fantasticks (1960)
I do not understand!
der Brucer
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OK...is this any better?
(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e248/KitchenQueen/swedishmeatballs.jpg)
Not much! Reindeer gonads in cream sauce?
der Brucer
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Wow, Swedish Meatballs sound so good! DR JOse, maybe you can locate a nice Scandanavian restaurant in NY for us to visit!
DR MBarnum -
Scandinavia House (http://www.scandinaviahouse.org/cafe.html)
has been on my list of things to do in NYC for several years! Maybe we could go there for Swedish meatballs in a couple of weeks.
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I do not understand!
And you are unanimous in that.
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There is also this place on the East Side in Midtown
SmorgasChef (http://www.smorgaschef.com/)
Swedish Meatballs with Lingonberries. That sounds good!
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But are they bodybuilders? ;)
Under the age of 65?
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IKEA has pretty good Swedish Meatballs.
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And one for meatballs.
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Swedish Meatballs with Lingonberries. That sounds good!
Wouldn't that be "sweet-ish" meatballs?
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And for a palate cleanser:
WATCH THIS (http://us.video.aol.com/player/launcher?pmmsid=1925597)
der Brucer
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So, Tower goes out of business and stiffs thousands of vendors, but the man behind it is making a comeback. Excellent! I do hope he's smart enough not to open another retail CD store.
Given the current geopolitical climate, I'm almost certain the new chain will be called "Minaret".
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For Ask BK Day: Since you've sold so many things via Amazon, can you shed some light on their selection process for items that have been paired with ones you've sold? ("Better Together"...never seems to = "Cheaper Together!)
I mean...SACCO AND VANZETTI with THE ODD COUPLE SEASON II? I am mystified...
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It's alive!
(http://www.overpressure.com/archives/youngfrank.jpg)
And the monster rises up, walks down center stage and sings:
BEING ALIVE!
der Brucer
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Given the current geopolitical climate, I'm almost certain the new chain will be called "Minaret".
And will refuse to stock Bollywood films!
der Brucer
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And the monster rises up, walks down center stage and sings:
BEING ALIVE!
Or...BUT ALIVE!
In his best Betty Bacall voice.
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I've always thought it would be fun to have a house with a lanai.
Just so you could say, "Oh, let's go out on the lanai."
:)
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DR DerBrucer, that was when I turned The Gong Show off last night.
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You gave it the old heave ho, eh?
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I almost never turn on the tv, and THAT was what I saw when I did.
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DR MBarnum -
Scandinavia House (http://www.scandinaviahouse.org/cafe.html)
has been on my list of things to do in NYC for several years! Maybe we could go there for Swedish meatballs in a couple of weeks.
It's a date!!
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For Ask BK Day: Since you've sold so many things via Amazon, can you shed some light on their selection process for items that have been paired with ones you've sold? ("Better Together"...never seems to = "Cheaper Together!)
I mean...SACCO AND VANZETTI with THE ODD COUPLE SEASON II? I am mystified...
Ooh! ODD PAIRINGS.
There's a fun exercise!
"Schindler's List" together with "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich"? (Or, "Mein Kampf"?)
"The Sound of Music" together with "Can't Stop the Music"?
"Brokeback Mountain" together with "Spencer's Mountain"?
Hehehehehe!
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DR DerBrucer, that was when I turned The Gong Show off last night.
Wow! Do you live in a time warp?
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There is also this place on the East Side in Midtown
SmorgasChef (http://www.smorgaschef.com/)
Swedish Meatballs with Lingonberries. That sounds good!
Yes, yes, yes! I looked at the menu it wowee...I think I would need to eat lunch and dinner there each day of my trip in order to try all the foods I want to try!!
Ok, now must remember these two places!!
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"Gigi" with "The Nun's Story"?
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DR DerBrucer, that was when I turned The Gong Show off last night.
Sorry to put you through the pain again.
der Brucer
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I've always thought it would be fun to have a house with a lanai.
Just so you could say, "Oh, let's go out on the lanai."
:)
I never even heard of a lanai until THE GOLDEN GIRLS.
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I never even heard of a lanai until THE GOLDEN GIRLS.
When did you first hear of a lei?
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Any guesses as to what new Kritzerland release bk is announcing on Monday? Here's mine:
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:pJVCIT6rBaTeuM:http://www.cynical-c.com/archives/bloggraphics/102.jpg)
I was wondering if it was going to be a re-release or a brand new recording.
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What's a lei?
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Thrilled about the news, DR Elmore and hope everything ends satisfactorily.
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It looks like it might rain at any moment.
But it probably won't.
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I mean...SACCO AND VANZETTI with THE ODD COUPLE SEASON II? I am mystified...
You'd rather have it paired with COMPULSION?
der Brucer
Actually I suspect A TIME TO KILL would be a fairer pairing
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Will we never get to page ten?
We're there now.
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What's a lei?
A night-time activity:
Now I lei me down to sleep...
der Brucer
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I enjoyed several entertainments on TV this afternoon.
I began with another revisit with a CLOSER episode, this one about the body parts of the dead porn star found in a dumpster. Good episode.
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Page Eleven Harry Potter Dance!!!
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The Swedish Chef Hat Story
Once upon a time, several years ago, DR Sandra was perusing Ebay when she found a listing for a Swedish Chef Hat. She thought the description hilarious, with things like "Of all the things on Ebay, this certainly is one of them," and other such amusing sayings.
She posted a link to it on this board because she thought it was so funny. The next thing we knew, BK had bought it. He later presented it to her for Christmas when we were in LA.
She decided to take the hat with her whenever she traveled and take a photo of it. Swedish Chef Hat was photographed in Las Vegas, Palm Springs (on the Lucy statue), family reunion in Kansas, and even on The Fifth Floor (a mystical place at the university in the English Building on a floor that doesn't exist).
Not as funny as DR Sandra would have told it, but she was carried out of the house a while ago kicking and screaming (literally) by her brother.
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Next, I finished all of the remaining special features on the WINNIE THE POOH DVD. Most of it was strictly for the kindergarten set, but there was a switch to turn on for pop-up trivia during the movie. There were some fun facts in that.
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Next came another episode from the ANGEL fourth season set. This one had the new "savior" causing everyone to be happy, concented souls except for Fred who could see the "spirit" was a rotting, diseased entity. Now, Fred has a target on her back with everyone gunning for her to shut her up.
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I ended the afternoon watching one of the Basil Rathbone/Sherlock Holmes features that TCM has been playing today - TERROR BY NIGHT. This is one of the briefest of the films but has always been one of my favorites.
The print they were using was in terrible shape. The one in the restored set from MPI was barely rescued in time, but it looks very nice.
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GREAT NEWS!! :D
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I saw that TCM is running some of the later Philo Vance movies later this afternoon. I set the DVR to catch THE DRAGON MURDER CASE which I don't think I've ever seen (Warren William plays Vance).
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More gay images-in-films tonight on TCM, and I'm going to watch the first one "live." SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER is the second one, but I have it on DVD.
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The times they are a-changin' - NOT!
ATLANTIC MONTHLY (http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/189606/immigration)
RESTRICTION OF IMMIGRATION
"The question to-day is not of preventing the wards of our almshouses, our insane asylums, and our jails from being stuffed to repletion by new arrivals from Europe; but of protecting the American rate of wages, the American standard of living, and the quality of American citizenship from degradation through the tumultuous access of vast throngs of ignorant and brutalized peasantry from the countries of eastern and southern Europe."
der Brucer
Above publiched June 1896
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Not as funny as DR Sandra would have told it, but she was carried out of the house a while ago kicking and screaming (literally) by her brother.
Her Paris Hilton imitation :)
der Brucer
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RE: James Carpinello in Xanadu.
I haven't heard anything yet about re-casting, but it does seem like they are going to try to rotate through the three covers - all of whom are quite different types. For now. I think with Andre Ward going in, that would cause the least amount of "shuffling". However, Peter Samuel is also one of the Sonny covers, and he's normally Tony Roberts' understudy! *My roommate is friends with the other Sonny cover, Curtis Holbrook.
Speedy recovery vibes to Mr. Carpinello.
Peter Samuel is Tony Roberts understudy!!! Is he also 85?
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You'd rather have it paired with COMPULSION?
How about THE INTERNATIONALE? Or Montaldo's SACCO AND VANZETTI? Or even THE MALE ANIMAL?
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Since Barney's been dead over a year, I guess not! Sure looks like him. BTW, this revival of YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU is getting wonderful reviews.
I've got to track down Kevin Kilner. Last time I saw him was around 1995 when he was acting in the anniversary production of THE GLASS MENAGERIE. I met him right after he'd gotten back from playing Mitch STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE with Michael Chiklis as Stanley in Columbus, OH. I always thought the director should have reversed the roles. Either he or his girlfriedn at the time lived a few blocks away from me. I guess that CLOSER episode has me waxing nostalgic.
Kevin Kilner needs to work a lot more than he does. I have always enjoyed his acting, as well as his good looks.
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Some more fun from the Dialectizer
Here is the opening of a monologue that can be currently heard on Broadway. Take a guess what it is.
JIVE VERSION
From seein' all dose movie beatals, ah' used t'boogie around on de street, and I'd dig caught all de time. God, it wuz embarrassin'. ah' wuz always bein' Cyd Charisse... Always. Which ah' duzn't real dig it, cuz' I always wants'ed t'be an acto'. ah' mean, ah' real wants'ed t'puh'fo'm. Once mah' cousin said t'me, "You's'll neva' be an acto'" and ah' knowed she wuz tellin' me dis cuz' I wuz such some sissy. Slap mah fro! ah' mean, ah' wuz terribly effeminate. ah' always knowed ah' wuz gay, but dat dun didn't boda' me. Whut bodered me wuz dat ah' dun didn't know how t'be some boy. Slap mah fro!
INHERIT THE WIND?
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For fans of BOSTON LEGAL:
I just read that Julie Bowen, Mark Valley, Rene Auberjonois and Constance Zimmer have all been let go from the show.
John Larouquette joins the firm next season, and Christian CLemmenson, who plays Jerry "Hands" Espinson, has become a series regular instead of a guest star.
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Time for a break - empty food dishes call.
der Brucer
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I like Swedish Meatballs but that looks like Puke on Pasta!
Thanks, Ben, that is what I was thinking.
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IKEA has pretty good Swedish Meatballs.
I agree! Every time I've gone, I MUST have their Swedish meatballs! :D
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Well, you know there are a few present day actors that I like.
Thanks, Uncle Mike, and I like you, too.
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For fans of BOSTON LEGAL:
I just read that Julie Bowen, Mark Valley, Rene Auberjonois and Constance Zimmer have all been let go from the show.
John Larouquette joins the firm next season, and Christian CLemmenson, who plays Jerry "Hands" Espinson, has become a series regular instead of a guest star.
:o I wonder if any of the actors wanted off the show...or not. ::)
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DR Sandra, I will delete my telling of the story if you will tell the story.
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DR MBarnum -
Scandinavia House (http://www.scandinaviahouse.org/cafe.html)
has been on my list of things to do in NYC for several years! Maybe we could go there for Swedish meatballs in a couple of weeks.
Or you could just hit IKEA.
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Good Afternoon!
Aaaahh... I do have to say that getting my hair cut - at least down at Chelsea Barber - is one of the most calming and civilized things I don't mind treating myself two every two to three weeks. -And the hot towel - with menthol - wrapped around my head at the end of the haircut is both relaxing and invigorating.
:)
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It's meatballs, not vomit.
Are you sure?
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I should go to IKEA this week. I'm looking for something like this, but not at the $900 Restoration Hardware price!
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:o I wonder if any of the actors wanted off the show...or not. ::)
Julie Bowen was pregnant in real life, and I wonder if she requested a leave of absence to be at home with her child.
Mark Valley was in a pilot for another network that didn't get picked up.
I was most surprised with Rene's ouster. Yes, as a managing partner at the firm, he gave orders, but he didn't have any sexual involvements or court cases, so I suppose the producers thought he was expendible. Candace Bergen could be the head honcho.
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Hmm... Scandinavian sounds good. However...
After reading the following article in today's NY Times Dining & Wine section, I'm wondering if we shouldn't just all put in a couple of bucks and chow down on a whole pig at Momofuku Ssam Bar or Daisy Mae's BBBQ?!?
Fat, Glorious Fat, Moves to the Center of the Plate (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/dining/13glut.html?ref=dining)
DR Jane - You may want to abstain from reading the above article. ;)
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My goodness, we've had a rain shower (while the sun was shining). Temps dropped again, and it's cool outside.
This is the third day in a row we've had rain of some kind.
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I need to tend to some things downstairs, so I'll sign off for now and
WBBL.
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I should go to IKEA this week. I'm looking for something like this, but not at the $900 Restoration Hardware price!
Well, I believe Restoration Hardware's Warehouse Sale in Baltimore is currently taking place, so...
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...she was carried out of the house a while ago kicking and screaming (literally) by her brother.
Indeed. Bloogie said I had to go with him while he bought new shoes. We were gone two and half and he never bought any shoes.
However, he did buy me a Cherry Coke and that's good enough for me.
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I never even heard of a lanai until THE GOLDEN GIRLS.
Me, either. Page 12 Lanai Dance!! ;)
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DR edisaurus - How about "S&V" paired with "Dumb & Dumber"?
;D
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However, he did buy me a Cherry Coke and that's good enough for me.
Ok, people. Remember this is my daughter and we will have no comments about her being easy.
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Page Twelve Ron and Hermione Dance!!!
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Vell, ieezeer yuoo're-a cluseeng yuoor iyes Tu a seetooeshun yuoo du noo veesh tu ecknooledge-a Oor yuoo ere-a nut evere-a ooff zee celeeber ooff deesester indeeceted By zee presence-a ooff a puul teble-a in yuoor cummooneety. Bork bork bork! Ya gut truooble-a, my freeend, reeght here-a, I sey, truooble-a reeght here-a in Reefer Ceety. Bork bork bork!
-And just how much longer do you expect to remain employed at your current place of business, DR singdaw?
;)
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And now I'm really going! ;D
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Ok, people. Remember this is my daughter and we will have no comments about her being easy.
Well, the thought never crossed my mind until you mentioned it. Hmm....
8)
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Ok, people. Remember this is my daughter and we will have no comments about her being easy.
Hey!
I'd rather I get Cherry Coke than my brother gets new shoes.
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Well, time for me to rinse out/off my head - which I always have to do after a haircut - otherwise, I'se be itchin'.
And then to think about dinner. -DR elmore - Are you still in the mood for a margarita?
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Morrison Foundation (http://www.morrisonfoundation.org/john_kander_and_fred_ebb.htm) reports:How the recocile this with the following on Schmidt & Jones
• Shoestring '57 ( Ben Bagley Revue,1957)
• Demi-Dozen (Julius Monk Revue, 1958)
• The Fantasticks (1960)
I do not understand!
der Brucer
It is, of course, utter nonsense and simple fact-checking as you've done, proves that Schmidt and Jones are, in fact, the longest-running music and lyrics partnership in B'way history. I suppose some pedant (as just happened on a message board) will say that Kander and Ebb have had more shows on Broadway, but that's not what the quote says or means - especially when the Morrison report states they met in 1962 and began writing then - which means clearly that they consider that the start of their partnership.
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For Ask BK Day: Since you've sold so many things via Amazon, can you shed some light on their selection process for items that have been paired with ones you've sold? ("Better Together"...never seems to = "Cheaper Together!)
I mean...SACCO AND VANZETTI with THE ODD COUPLE SEASON II? I am mystified...
How they do these pairings has never made one or even two whits of sense to me.
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Dear BK and Dear Readers,
How old were you when your last baby tooth fell out?
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Well, time for me to rinse out/off my head - which I always have to do after a haircut - otherwise, I'se be itchin'.
And then to think about dinner. -DR elmore - Are you still in the mood for a margarita?
Always!
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It is, of course, utter nonsense and simple fact-checking as you've done, proves that Schmidt and Jones are, in fact, the longest-running music and lyrics partnership in B'way history. I suppose some pedant (as just happened on a message board) will say that Kander and Ebb have had more shows on Broadway, but that's not what the quote says or means - especially when the Morrison report states they met in 1962 and began writing then - which means clearly that they consider that the start of their partnership.
If one considers MIRETTE Tom and Harvey's last show, that was 1998, so it's around a 46-year collaboration. Fred and John have about 42 years.
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Just curious...does anyone know how long Maltby and Shire have been together?
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Not as long as Schmidt and Jones or Kander and Ebb. I think they started writing a year or two afterwards, but I could be wrong. Someone fact check.
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I've been unusually "sore" the past two days.
I feel like I would had I been through a heavy workout.
I wonder if I'm being abducted by some fitness-fanatic aliens who put me through intense workouts and then dump me back into my bed!?!
LOL. All the ill effects of a workout without the fun, eh?
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Question for bk - What is the new Kritzerland release? Have you mentioned it?
Second question for bk - When you started the "other" label, you were on record as saying you wanted do strictly digital sales. If that's so, are you planning on going that way with Kritzerland in the future?
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Well, I believe Restoration Hardware's Warehouse Sale in Baltimore is currently taking place, so...
Hmmmmm.
Hmmmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm.
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They haven't a bit of goddammed good for me the past week.
But who's bitter?
Ah, but what would things have been like without them?
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Always!
So, should I head downtown in a few?
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I've always thought it would be fun to have a house with a lanai.
Just so you could say, "Oh, let's go out on the lanai."
Well, you could still *say* it...
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I just looked up Maltby & Shire's college recording of Cyrano and Grand Tour[/u] (http://www.amazon.com/Cyrano-Original-Cast-David-Shire/dp/B00004RD5S/ref=sr_1_1/002-6469038-7235237?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1181771815&sr=8-1) which were recorded in 1958 and 1959. Doesn't that make them a longer partnership than Kander & Ebb, too?
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Question for bk - What is the new Kritzerland release? Have you mentioned it?
Second question for bk - When you started the "other" label, you were on record as saying you wanted do strictly digital sales. If that's so, are you planning on going that way with Kritzerland in the future?
DR Matthew - I believe he stated "internet" sales not "digital" sales. -Still selling hard copies as opposed to digital downloads.
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A biography of David Shire HERE (http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/David_Shire/191016) says that their first professional show wasn't until 1969, so maybe some people will use that as a starting date for them.
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As for the whole Kander & Ebb, Jones & Schmidt, etc., discussion... I believe "they" are basing the length of the career from the first Broadway show by each team to their current (new and running) Broadway show. Productions of new works Off-Broadway and regionally aren't being considered.
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And as for Xanadu... Well...
Here's the latest (at least according to Playbill.com):
Xanadu Opening Postponed Due to Carpinello Injury (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108761.html)
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DR ELMORE and RON PULLIAM have now had a good day.
BEST OF LUCK TO BK FOR EQUALLY GOOD NEWS!!
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As for the whole Kander & Ebb, Jones & Schmidt, etc., discussion... I believe "they" are basing the length of the career from the first Broadway show by each team to their current (new and running) Broadway show. Productions of new works Off-Broadway and regionally aren't being considered.
And then we'll have to see what "they" will be saying when and if The Visit, The Minstrel Show (which I think is now being called The Scottsboro Boys, and even All About Us make it Broadway over the next couple of years.
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Ah, but what would things have been like without them?
I acknowledged they might just before I announced the hopeful news.
I certainly have believed in them in the past!
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Well, you could still *say* it...
;D ;D
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See you in a few, DR elmore!
Laters...
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I just looked up Maltby & Shire's college recording of Cyrano and Grand Tour[/u] (http://www.amazon.com/Cyrano-Original-Cast-David-Shire/dp/B00004RD5S/ref=sr_1_1/002-6469038-7235237?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1181771815&sr=8-1) which were recorded in 1958 and 1959. Doesn't that make them a longer partnership than Kander & Ebb, too?
What's the date of their last collaboration? MIRETTE was Harvey's last with Tom, but John and Fred would still be working if Fred hadn't died. Maltby and Shire, like Kaufman and Hart, work on separate projects and isn't BIG their last?
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How old were you when your last baby tooth fell out?
Sorry...can't remember back that far! :)
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Hmm... Scandinavian sounds good. However...
After reading the following article in today's NY Times Dining & Wine section, I'm wondering if we shouldn't just all put in a couple of bucks and chow down on a whole pig at Momofuku Ssam Bar or Daisy Mae's BBBQ?!?
Fat, Glorious Fat, Moves to the Center of the Plate (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/dining/13glut.html?ref=dining)
DR Jane - You may want to abstain from reading the above article. ;)
Sweetbreads and pork belly!! It's a date!
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Xanadu Opening Postponed Due to Carpinello Injury (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108761.html)
Nothing's worse than injuring your carpinello.
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DR DearReaderLaura - thanks very much for sharing the Swedish Chef hat story!!!!! :)
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Maltby and Shire have another show, TAKE FLIGHT, set to open in London next month.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108094.html
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Sweetbreads and pork belly!! It's a date!
Yeeeeeeeeeeee-haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
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I am very hungry.
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We ordered from Daisy Mae's BBQ last week. It's on 46th & 11th, four blocks away.
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Indeed.
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What's the date of their last collaboration? MIRETTE was Harvey's last with Tom, but John and Fred would still be working if Fred hadn't died. Maltby and Shire, like Kaufman and Hart, work on separate projects and isn't BIG their last?
Ahh, well...there is that. ::)
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Maltby and Shire have another show, TAKE FLIGHT, set to open in London next month.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108094.html (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108094.html)
A-ha!!
;)
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We ordered from Daisy Mae's BBQ last week. It's on 46th & 11th, four blocks away.
Delivered by Abner?
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I wonder if my DeepDiscountDVD order will ever arrive? I paid for postage rather then going for the free postage...and yet...nothing has appeared.
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My Lanai:
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I wonder if my DeepDiscountDVD order will ever arrive? I paid for postage rather then going for the free postage...and yet...nothing has appeared.
They're probably so busy laughing themselves silly over the order that they haven't entered it yet.
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There's still time to make another DeepDiscount.com order.
Do you hear that, Amazon? Do you?
HA!
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Just something random: When I was in high school, I played in a piano quartet (2 pianos, 8 hands) and it was a fantastic experience. About a month ago I was thinking about that experience and had a thought. What if I recorded some of those quartets on my own? So, I went out and purchased a few titles - William Gillock's "Champagne Toccata" and Ingolf Dahl "Quodlibet on American Folk Tunes" the latter being quite technical. Anyhow, I started the "Champagne Toccata" today and I must say, it's easier with 4 people!!! More later....
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They're probably so busy laughing themselves silly over the order that they haven't entered it yet.
You are SO bad!
;D
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Yes, but don't rest in peas.
It's so messy.
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Question for bk - What is the new Kritzerland release? Have you mentioned it?
Second question for bk - When you started the "other" label, you were on record as saying you wanted do strictly digital sales. If that's so, are you planning on going that way with Kritzerland in the future?
I'll announce the new release on Monday.
My idea with the other label was to do strictly Internet sales and forget about brick and mortar. It was a revolutionary idea at the time (remember, both Ghostlight/Shk-a-boom and PS Classics had yet to "borrow" the label business model that I'd created), and no one was willing to do it. With Kritzerland, I have taken the distribution by others out of the equation. I do not sell to stores unless they agree that there are no returns. I believe other labels are already thinking about "borrowing" that, too. So, for Kritzerland, it's Internet only and certain specialty shops around the world. I sell far fewer copies than I normally would, but I don't get any returns and that's the way I want it.
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BK, is the new release an actual completely brand new CD and not a reissue?
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And the word of the day is: SELCOUTH!
Christina, the fashion designer, outdid herself when she used paper clips, cancelled credit cards, and other SELCOUTH odds and ends to CLOTHE US.
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were very Swedish, and now it is time for you to post until the Swedish cows come home. They're currently in Denmark having a sex-change operation.
The cows are having sex-change operations? That's a lotta bull.
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As for the whole Kander & Ebb, Jones & Schmidt, etc., discussion... I believe "they" are basing the length of the career from the first Broadway show by each team to their current (new and running) Broadway show. Productions of new works Off-Broadway and regionally aren't being considered.
But that's not what "they're" saying - if that's the game then they should state that's the game. What they, in fact, say is that Kander and Ebb are the longest-running music and lyrics partnership in the history of musical theater and that is simply incorrect. They don't specify for Broadway shows only or any of that stuff. They don't specify that in order for them to make that statement that they count from the first B'way production to the latest. Mr. Ebb died in 2004, so counting Curtains as this year isn't really fair - and if you go down that road then Schmidt and Jones are STILL the winners even if you start with first B'way show and don't count the Fantasticks - first Schmidt and Jones B'way show 110 In The Shade, opened in 1963, Flora in 1965. In other words, Mr. Ebb hasn't written anything since 2004, hence that is when their partnership ended. Whereas, Mr. Schmidt and Jones have written since that date. There is no spin you can put on it that makes it come out Kander and Ebb. I love John, and I liked Fred, but they don't win this game.
And, as I said, the key sentence is "longest-running partnership in musical comedy history" It's Schmidt and Jones all the way, followed by Maltby and Shire, followed by Kander and Ebb.
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BK, is the new release an actual completely brand new CD and not a reissue?
Correct.
Speaking of a reissue, though, I'm currently thinking about reissuing Classical Broadway, which is classical chamber music by Charles Strouse, Cy Coleman, John Kander, and Harvey Schmidt. Would there be interest?
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Speaking of a reissue, though, I'm currently thinking about reissuing Classical Broadway, which is classical chamber music by Charles Strouse, Cy Coleman, John Kander, and Harvey Schmidt. Would there be interest?
Umm...yes. :)
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This came in an email. I'd never heard about this, but it seems reasonable, so I thought I'd pass it on.
Microwaving Water!
(I did not know this, did you?)
I microwave water for coffee all the time .
Now, I don't think I will be doing it this way anymore.
A 26-year old man decided to have a cup of coffee. He took a cup of water and put it in the microwave to heat it up (something that he had done numerous times before). I am not sure how long he set the timer for, but he wanted to bring the water to a boil. When the timer shut the oven off, he removed the cup from the oven. As he looked into the cup, he noted that the water was not boiling, but suddenly the water in the cup "blew up" into his face. The cup remained intact until he threw it out of his hand, but all the water had flown out into his face due to the build up of energy. His whole face is blistered and he has 1st and 2nd degree burns to his face which may leave scarring.
He also may have lost partial sight in his left eye. While at the hospital, the doctor who was attending to him stated that this is a fairly common occurrence and water (alone) should never be heated in a microwave oven. If water is heated in this manner, something should be placed in the cup to diffuse the energy such as a wooden stir stick, tea bag, etc., (nothing metal).
It is however a much safer choice to boil the water in a tea kettle.
General Electric's Response:
Thanks for contacting us, I will be happy to assist you. The e-mail that you received is correct. Microwaved water and other liquids do not always bubble when they reach th e boiling point. They can actually get superheated and not bubble at all. The superheated liquid will bubble up out of the cup when it is moved or when something like a spoon or tea bag is put into it.
To prevent this from happening and causing injury, do not heat any liquid for more than two minutes per cup. After heating, let the cup stand in the microwave for thirty seconds! before moving it or adding anything into it.
Here is what our local science teacher had to say on the matter: "Thanks for the microwave warning. I have seen this happen before. It is caused by a phenomenon known as super heating. It can occur anytime water is heated and will particularly occur if the vessel that the water is heated in is new, or when heating a small amount of water (less than h alf a cup).
What happens is that the water heats faster than the vapor bubbles can form. If the cup is very new then it is unlikely to have small surface scratches inside it that provide a place for the bubbles to form. As the bubbles cannot form and release some of the heat has built up, the liquid does not boil, and the liquid continues to heat up well past its boiling point.
What then usually happens is that the liquid is bumped or jarred, which is just enough of a shock to cause the bubbles to rapidly form and expel the hot liquid. The rapid formation of bubbles is also why a carbonated beverage spews when opened after having been shaken."
If you pass this on you could very well save someone from a lot of pain and suffering.
One way to avoid having water (or any other liquid) "blow up" from microwave boiling is to put a wooden skewer or something like that in the water. This gives the liquid a rough surface along which it can form bubbles.
(Yep, I've heard of this before.)
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Would there be interest?
Sure! :)
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Correct.
Speaking of a reissue, though, I'm currently thinking about reissuing Classical Broadway, which is classical chamber music by Charles Strouse, Cy Coleman, John Kander, and Harvey Schmidt. Would there be interest?
YEP! As I prepare music for the new bakery, I'm leaning toward mostly "insert composer here" in Jazz, and other instrumental's that you have produced. So yeah, that would be awesome.
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Fat, Glorious Fat, Moves to the Center of the Plate (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/dining/13glut.html?ref=dining)
DR Jane - You may want to abstain from reading the above article. ;)
I should have listened to your warning :P ;D
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Dear BK and Dear Readers,
How old were you when your last baby tooth fell out?
I have a good memory regarding my childhood, but not that good ;D
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AARRGGHH!!
I needed to say that. >:( Yesterday, I ordered four items from the "rare vinyl" section of Footlight.com. TODAY (I know, I know...I should've checked before I ordered ::)), I looked on eBay and there are TWO copies of one of the "rare" albums...and for much less than what I got it for at Footlight.com. It's the New York Shakespeare Festival at Lincoln Center production recording of Threepenny Opera with Raul Julia. The copies on eBay (right now) are available for $24.99 or $4.49. Both say excellent/near mint vinyl. I got the Footlight.com record for...more than that. :P However, I think that with the other records, overall I got a good deal. All the others were half price! And Footlight specified that the copy that I got was the quadrophonic version. Maybe that'll justify the price difference (he said hopefully).
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My last baby tooth came out in a Fruit Roll-Up on the school bus when I was thirteen.
Didn't you all want to know that?
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Sandra, do retell the Swedish chef hat story in your own words. Don't forget to include a photo of you in said hat. :)
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My first baby tooth came out in a peanut butter sandwich when I was six.
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A fruit roll up, I hope it wasn't too messy.
I do remember tying one end of a string to my tooth, and the other end to a door knob and then slamming the door shut. I was so fearless back then.
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A fruit roll up, I hope it wasn't too messy.
Messy, no. Crunchy, yes.
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Sandra did you loose all your teeth while eating?
I hate to mention what will eventually happen to your adult teeth if you continue to devour cherry coke.
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Messy, no. Crunchy, yes.
;D
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Last night, I got the cast album of Grey Gardens. Unfortunately, I didn't know the cover designs of each version and since Amoeba only had one I assumed it was the new B'way Cast Album. It wasn't, it was the older one. Now, I don't know how much the show has changed and I don't know if there's a bigger band on B'way, but the song performed on the Tony Awards show sounded a whole lot bigger than this recording sounds. As always with PS Classics, the orchestra sounds like they're in a tiny closet somewhere, and the singers sound like they're in a slightly larger closet. I suppose it's an art to make a band sound smaller than it is - not an art I favor or understand, however. The same producer did the same thing on Sondheim's Bounce - took a fifteen or seventeen-piece band and made it sound like ten.
As to the score, I was a bit taken aback that it's basically one Sondheimesque song after another, with the same rhyme schemes, orchestral riffs, and Bruce Coughlin's orchestrations are real Jonathan Tunick wannabees. There's one number where, at the end, they do the exact rhyme and rhythm scheme of Pretty Little Picture from Forum. Do these writers today have nothing better to do than emulate Mr. Sondheim ad nauseum? While I liked the number on the Tonys, this CD at least is a big bore. Maybe the new B'way version is better, although I suspect that it will still sound like the band is in a closet.
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Sandra did you loose all your teeth while eating?
Just the first and the last. My molars had to be pulled because they were attached to my jawbone and wouldn't come out on their own.
One of the front ones came out when I rolled out of bed and onto my face.
The others were pretty uneventful, as I remember.
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I remember the day my best friend lost her first tooth. I just happened to have left my classroom for a walk to the bathroom when she came running out of her class trying to find me. She was crying and scared. I took care of her like the good Nursie I was even back then. ;D
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Sandra, ouch and ouch. I'm glad the rest were uneventful.
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DR Jose treated me to a fantastic Mexican dinner and I'm back, tipsy from the margaritas, and feeling no pain!
ALL HAINSIE/KIMLETS COMING INTO NYC THE LAST WEEKEND OF JUNE, please PM me with such information as:
1. your dates
2. plans made so far
3. contact numbers
4. where you will be staying
5. If you're coming in from around the area, what day and times
6. If you live in Manhatta and want to see folk, what times are good for you.
DR Jose and I have to organize this shindig ASAP!
Thank you.
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ALL HAINSIE/KIMLETS COMING INTO NYC THE LAST WEEKEND OF JUNE, please PM me with such information as:
1. your dates
2. plans made so far
Thank you.
Hmm, if we left now.....
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For fans of BOSTON LEGAL:
I just read that Julie Bowen, Mark Valley, Rene Auberjonois and Constance Zimmer have all been let go from the show.
John Larouquette joins the firm next season, and Christian CLemmenson, who plays Jerry "Hands" Espinson, has become a series regular instead of a guest star.
Thanks for the update. IMHO:
It’s obvious Clemmenson has become a regular, I’m pleased to see it is official.
And it’s been obvious for awhile now that Auberjonois isn’t really in the show anymore.
Just when Brad and Denise finally becoming interesting, as a couple, they are out of the show.
I found Zimmer sto be a great addition, until they paired her up with Clarence & took away her spunky personality, such a shame.
That leaves only one strong female lead in the show. I wish they would keep Zimmer.
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I really tried to make a trip to NY happen :'(
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Boy would I love to come in to NY.
Would there be interest if I could release the original soundtrack recording of Jacques Demy's Une Chambre Un Ville (A Room In Town), a gorgeous 100 minutes of music, mostly sung ala Umbrellas of Cherbourg - the score is by Michel Columbier and it's absolutley gorgeous.
I would do it as a limited edition of maybe 1200 copies. The sound is spectacular, but the film is virtually unknown - never had a US release and bombed in France.
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I apologize if someone already mentioned this, but today is not Flag Day, tomorrow is. My sister was born on Flag Day so I never forget the date.
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DR Jose treated me to a fantastic Mexican dinner and I'm back, tipsy from the margaritas, and feeling no pain!
ALL HAINSIE/KIMLETS COMING INTO NYC THE LAST WEEKEND OF JUNE, please PM me with such information as:
1. your dates
2. plans made so far
3. contact numbers
4. where you will be staying
5. If you're coming in from around the area, what day and times
6. If you live in Manhatta and want to see folk, what times are good for you.
DR Jose and I have to organize this shindig ASAP!
Thank you.
I wish I could say that I would be visiting Manhatta at the end of June. Unfortunately, it was not to be this year. Maybe I can swing a visit to LA for the fundraiser in November.
In the mean time, I will have to console myself with a few days in Las Vegas, while the HHW group is gathering in NY. I do know that even though I am not in NY, I will still be seeing PHANTOM - THE VEGAS SPECTACULAR starring one of Broadway's brightest stars, Brent Barrett.
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Would there be interest if I could release the original soundtrack recording of Jacques Demy's Une Chambre Un Ville (A Room In Town), a gorgeous 100 minutes of music, mostly sung ala Umbrellas of Cherbourg - the score is by Michel Columbier and it's absolutley gorgeous.
I would do it as a limited edition of maybe 1200 copies. The sound is spectacular, but the film is virtually unknown - never had a US release and bombed in France.
This sounds interesting.
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I really tried to make a trip to NY happen :'(
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TCB-Keith loves Vegas and we should go someplace and leave Sherlock at home, just a short trip away to see how he does. Thing is, we really don't want to go anywhere without him.
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Culture Clash - A pleasant surprise:
On Saturday Woody got a letter summons for jury duty.
On Monday he called the number printed on the letter, spoke with a being of the human persuasion, and exlained that he couldn't do jury duty because he didn't drive.
"OK", said the human entity, "put that on the form and send it back."
That afternoon he mailed back the form.
Today he received a post card informing him that he has been excused from jury duty.
der Brucer
Sorry to ruin the mood up an "up" post :)
Nice of der Brucer to post about the postcard here.
Because I haven't seen it yet.
WHERE'S MY POSTCARD???
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Thanks Ginny. The timing would have been perfect as I have cousins from Israel, I have never met, who will be in town that week. It is a perfect excuse to go. If only it weren't so soon after my other trips.
If I go to NY I have to go to Pennsylvania, and Craig's girlfriend is arriving on the 22nd. I don't think they will want me visiting so soon. On the upside I could have met her at the airport in NY & help her, and the cat, catch a connection to Pittsburgh.
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TCB-Keith loves Vegas and we should go someplace and leave Sherlock at home, just a short trip away to see how he does. Thing is, we really don't want to go anywhere without him.
I can hardly blame you. I am already feeling separation anxiety from Angel and Nicky, and I am not leaving for another two weeks.
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Good Evening!
I'm back from dinner with DR elmore, he of the 2-for-1 margaritas. ;) I, on the other hand, stuck with water for the duration of tonight's dinner. In any case, as always, the conversation was sparkling and dishy, and the company was the same. :)
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Plus to book a flight right now is extremely pricey-$800 - $1400. I haven't even looked at hotels. I do have an invite to stay in Brooklyn.
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How about THE INTERNATIONALE? Or Montaldo's SACCO AND VANZETTI? Or even THE MALE ANIMAL?
Better match - Big Night (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0115678/).
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I did make a stop at Cafe Lalo on the way back from dinner, and, sadly(?), I think it will be my last. I was a little apprehensive about stopping there tonight after my last less-than-ideal experience there last time, but since I wanted some cookies, well...
-After the woman at the counter reminded me that she had to give my ticket to the waiter (so that they could get my cookies from the case), she proceeded to talk to one of the bus-boys for a bit... and then to one of the managers... and just chit-chat from what I could tell. -And then she looked at my ticket that was still in her hand.... Oooohhh...
-The guy who was getting the cookies from the case could not find the correct bins with the cookies I wanted - there were three different ones I had asked for. I began pointing to the case, and speaking up a bit, but he couldn't hear me. Then when he checked back with the cashier, she told me, "Oh, we don't have those." -I then informed her that, "Yes, you do," and proceeded to point to the proper bins - which were labeled.
-When I finally got rang up, the cashier "apologized", "Oh, sometimes they bins aren't labeled properly." -Whatever...
-I made a quick peek in the bag just to make sure three cookies were in there, and left. Well... I guess I should have made a closer inspection. I had ordered three different types of cookies: Chocolate Chip Anise, Espresso Chocolate Chip Walnut, and Mango-Coconut-Macadamia. Well, I think I got the Chocolate Chip Anise - it was so crumbly and dry - and old(!) - that I really couldn't tasted anything, but I could see that there were chocolate chips in it. As for the other two cookies, well, I think I ended up with two more of the same. :-\
...And I just knew it wasn't going to be worth the effort to head back there to correct my order. Instead, I just won't go back.
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MBarnum are you flying on JetBlue to NY?
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Jose I hate when that happens.
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Congrats, must have been the Kleenex for Men that did it
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I like Swedish Meatballs but that looks like Puke on Pasta!
That's exactly what I was thinking LOL!!
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I apologize if someone already mentioned this, but today is not Flag Day, tomorrow is. My sister was born on Flag Day so I never forget the date.
Flag Day is the anniversary of my divorce, I never forget it either ;D This will be the 18th anniversary of my divorce!
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Thanks for the travel vibes, they must have been at work as we came in for our landing in Orlando. I was listening to the cockpit - tower (it was on Ted -United- Airlines) We were diverted around weather a couple times and then when we were getting ready to come in the tower said there was a wind sheer warning and some microbursts going on. You could see it out the window. The tower asked the pilot if he was still going to land and he said, "yes I'll keep an eye on it" So, we descended and you could feel the wind pick up dramatically, we tipped to the right a bit then landed just fine. Seconds later we were in the microburst, a downpour, 60 mph winds and golf ball sized hail!!! You couldn't see any farther than a few feet out the window. The tower told the pilot to take his time as no one was cleared to do anything, we were the only game in town. So he inched along the runway and finally turned left to go to the terminal. The hail was bouncing off of us like crazy.
We got close to the terminal and couldn't go the rest of the way because of lightning and the storm. We ended up sitting on the tarmack for an hour before we could get off the plane and go into the terminal. The pilot came back to the cabin immediately and told us everything that had been going on, that he could see that he was going to just beat the storm. You could tell it had been a bit hairy for him, but he was fabulous. They kept us well informed, kept the air running the entire hour. The captain let the kids in the plane tour the cockpit. It was really pretty cool
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Der Brucer is becoming a reality TV addict.
But not just any reality TV. He's specializing.
First, he discovered Next Food TV Star.
Next, he discovered Hell's Kitchen.
Now, he's starting to watch Top Chef, on Bravo.
I hope he doesn't expect me to cook like that. Not and keep my day job, at least.
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Good for the Captain!!!!
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I did make a stop at Cafe Lalo on the way back from dinner, and, sadly(?), I think it will be my last. I was a little apprehensive about stopping there tonight after my last less-than-ideal experience there last time, but since I wanted some cookies, well...
-After the woman at the counter reminded me that she had to give my ticket to the waiter (so that they could get my cookies from the case), she proceeded to talk to one of the bus-boys for a bit... and then to one of the managers... and just chit-chat from what I could tell. -And then she looked at my ticket that was still in her hand.... Oooohhh...
-The guy who was getting the cookies from the case could not find the correct bins with the cookies I wanted - there were three different ones I had asked for. I began pointing to the case, and speaking up a bit, but he couldn't hear me. Then when he checked back with the cashier, she told me, "Oh, we don't have those." -I then informed her that, "Yes, you do," and proceeded to point to the proper bins - which were labeled.
-When I finally got rang up, the cashier "apologized", "Oh, sometimes they bins aren't labeled properly." -Whatever...
-I made a quick peek in the bag just to make sure three cookies were in there, and left. Well... I guess I should have made a closer inspection. I had ordered three different types of cookies: Chocolate Chip Anise, Espresso Chocolate Chip Walnut, and Mango-Coconut-Macadamia. Well, I think I got the Chocolate Chip Anise - it was so crumbly and dry - and old(!) - that I really couldn't tasted anything, but I could see that there were chocolate chips in it. As for the other two cookies, well, I think I ended up with two more of the same. :-\
...And I just knew it wasn't going to be worth the effort to head back there to correct my order. Instead, I just won't go back.
Can one of us forward this to them?
Minus any identification as to your identity, of course.
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Flag Day is the anniversary of my divorce, I never forget it either ;D This will be the 18th anniversary of my divorce!
So, do you celebrate with a checkerd flag?
;)
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My mother was born on June 16th. In the past this was a difficult time of year for me. I haven't forgotten the dates but they are no longer painful for me as they were in the past.
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'night
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Good night, Jane. It's time for me to leave work. I don't have rehearsal, but I'm not going right home, though. My sister wants me to come over and put up a new light fixture in her bathroom. This wouldn't be much of a problem except that the hole in the wall where all the wires come out isn't centered above her mirror and the light bar only has a specific spot where the wires can go in! I hate it when that happens. :P
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My mother was born on June 16th. In the past this was a difficult time of year for me. I haven't forgotten the dates but they are no longer painful for me as they were in the past.
Jane, my mom's birthday is June 16th, also. We're planning a surprise party. She knows that we're having a barbecue, but she thinks that it's going to be a birthday/Father's Day combo on Sunday. We're actually having some of my parents' friends come over on Saturday to surprise her. :)
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Can one of us forward this to them?
Minus any identification as to your identity, of course.
Well, sadly, Cafe Lalo has been in a slow but steady decline every since its popularity peaked after it was featured in "You've Got Mail". Strangely enough, the thing that made them famous - their pastries, pies and cakes - have become very pedestrian. Meanwhile, their "real food" offerings have gotten better. -Their cheese course selection is quite good and quite a nice deal too.
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I want to get a little more shut-eye - my alarm is set for two in the morning! Tomorrow is going to be very interesting, as far as work goes. I've never started at four AM before. (And Jim, the night shift manager, is well known for his cheerful personality - NOT!)
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Correct.
Speaking of a reissue, though, I'm currently thinking about reissuing Classical Broadway, which is classical chamber music by Charles Strouse, Cy Coleman, John Kander, and Harvey Schmidt. Would there be interest?
It is a wonderful album and I recommend it highly!!
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My mother was born on June 16th. In the past this was a difficult time of year for me. I haven't forgotten the dates but they are no longer painful for me as they were in the past.
Wow, that's my dad's birthday. He'll be 79
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I just watched the fireworks from the Magic Kingdom. It's a long way from here, but I could see some of them on the horizon. It made me realize I don't really have my bearings yet, lol, I was looking for them in the opposite direction
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And one for Lalo
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(may the service there get better soon)
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Flag Day is the anniversary of my divorce, I never forget it either ;D This will be the 18th anniversary of my divorce!
We'll have to put on our red, white, and blue pantaloons and celebrate the anniversary!
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We'll have to put on our red, white, and blue pantaloons and celebrate the anniversary!
I always say, when I walked out of the Central Court Building in Phoenix after the divorce being final....the flags were flying to celebrate my freedom.....sort of like this Independence Day is really an independence day for me. I guess I have a holiday theme for major events in my life
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If you look REALLY close you too can see the Disney fireworks from my balcony
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I believe that would have been my last flight, Cillaliz.
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I told you it was a long way away
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Very cool view, Cillaliz. I generally get a view of the parking garage.
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I believe that would have been my last flight, Cillaliz.
Actually, unless you were listening to the tower/pilot audio, you never would have known what was happening. The pilot really was that good. After we landed and the rain, wind and hail hit there were audible gasps on the plane, by that time we were already on the ground
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I'm very close to Pleasure Island...that and the tennis courts and the golf course are my view. Better during the day
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Plus most of the people on the plane still had their window shades down after watching Wild Hogs. Silly movie, but fun on the plane. Glad I saw it free.
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Well, it's been quite a day, I did actually get to one session tonight and got a load of freebies. I'm starting at 8:00 AM, so I better get a shower and get to bed. I'm not sure I'll get to sleep soon, there is a lot of noise from next door and from what sounds like an outdoor party at Pleasure Island.
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Good night, Cillaliz.
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Thanks for the update. IMHO:
It’s obvious Clemmenson has become a regular, I’m pleased to see it is official.
And it’s been obvious for awhile now that Auberjonois isn’t really in the show anymore.
Just when Brad and Denise finally becoming interesting, as a couple, they are out of the show.
I found Zimmer sto be a great addition, until they paired her up with Clarence & took away her spunky personality, such a shame.
That leaves only one strong female lead in the show. I wish they would keep Zimmer.
A young actress has been hired to fill Zimmer's spot, but I couldn't remember her name.
I was not a fan of Zimmer's character and Clarence together. Once again, all this "in-breeding" in the office just gets SO old after awhile.
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A little warm this evening in the home environment.
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Watched some interesting programming tonight.
I began with the Philo Vance mystery THE DRAGON MURDER CASE. As the movie began and I saw the set-up, I realized I had seen this many, many years ago, but I had no clue as to how it turned out, and, sure enough, I did not guess the identity of the murderer. I had gone in a different direction entirely.
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Next I watched the first TCM movie on their "gay images in cinema" festival. This one was a 1955 film noir called THE BIG COMBO. Great cast: Cornell Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy, Whit Bissell, but the two of greatest interest were Lee Van Cleef and Earl Holliman playing lovers in the film. Van Cleef was astonishingly beautiful then, and they made a very sexy duo. And when one was killed and the other was beside himself with grief, these killers actually ended up being the key to the downfall of head man Conte. Some really stylish things about the film, too, made for Allied Artists on an obviously low budget.
This is a movie that deserves to be better known.
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Ok, people. Remember this is my daughter and we will have no comments about her being easy.
Not to worry...easy is a Shasta Cola.
der Brucer
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And I ended my evening with the season premiere of RESCUE ME. More comedy than drama in this week's episode, though there was one spectacular fire scene that seemed to be taking several of their lives. It ended in a very surprising fashion.
Glad to have it back for its spring/summer run.
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...and I must say, it's easier with 4 people!!! More later....
Shucks, BK and his tech wizards could produce a recording of piano quartets using a one-fingered piano player.
der Brucer
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Heading down now to go to bed. I have a friend dropping by tomorrow mornng asking for some help in extracting files from an old computer, so I may only be able to pop in and out quickly here tomorrow morning.
Good night!
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Correct.
Speaking of a reissue, though, I'm currently thinking about reissuing Classical Broadway, which is classical chamber music by Charles Strouse, Cy Coleman, John Kander, and Harvey Schmidt. Would there be interest?
YES!
der Brucer
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Boy would I love to come in to NY.
Would there be interest if I could release the original soundtrack recording of Jacques Demy's Une Chambre Un Ville (A Room In Town), a gorgeous 100 minutes of music, mostly sung ala Umbrellas of Cherbourg - the score is by Michel Columbier and it's absolutley gorgeous.
I would do it as a limited edition of maybe 1200 copies. The sound is spectacular, but the film is virtually unknown - never had a US release and bombed in France.
YES (after Return to OZ I'll presume you're on a roll)
der Brucer
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MBarnum are you flying on JetBlue to NY?
Yes. Leaves at midnight, sharp.
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While my back was turned the UPS man came and delivered my DeepDiscountDVd package! Now I have two movies each from Japan and Mexico to watch, perhaps this weekend!
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The Big Combo was directed by the wonderful Joseph H. Lewis and shot by the great John Alton. I think the Image DVD is long out of print, but I'm happy to have it.
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Good Evening!
So...
"So You Think You Can Dance?" - Not a bad start to the actual competition. I enjoyed tonight's episode. A lot.
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As for "Top Chef"... Another good first round/episode. And both challenges tonight were fun and interesting.
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As for "Traveler"... I'm tempted to see how this show is doing in the ratings since I don't think I can bear to watch another episode of this show. Cliche after cliche. And rip-off after rip-off. And, yes, sometimes there can be too many conspiracies. :-\
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DR Cillaliz - Ah, Pleasure Island! Jello Shots!!!!!!! :)
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And my friend, Mike, and a co-worker of his, are currently boarding the Chinatown bus in Richmond, and they're supposed to be arriving in NYC's Chinatown around 7:30 - six hours from now. -At which time they'll be giving me a call, and then heading up here to drop their bags off for the day before they hit the museums. And I may go to the museums with them too. We shall see.
In any case, since I still have some cleaning and straightening up to take care of...
Goodnight.
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I finished one DVD but am too "het" up to watch another, so I'm listening to a pretty CD to calm myself.
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BK
Any chance of another Trotter Trio show album?
I usually don't like Jazz, but they are a big exception!
der Brucer
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Watched my new "Mutiny on the Bounty" HD DVD tonight. AMAZING! Looks gorgeous, with sharp, DEEP FOCUS -- this movie NEVER looked this good in the theater....except for the fact that it was on a HUGE screen, of course.
The detail the HD DVD displays is breathtaking. The transfer isn't totally perfect, of course, for the film is 45 years old. But those imperfections are few and far between. WOWEE!
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If you look REALLY close you too can see the Disney fireworks from my balcony
Back when I was living in Fullerton, CA, I was able to see the fireworks at Disneyland if I went over to the nearby elementary school's playground.
This was from before I met der Brucer. Ah, nostalgia.
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Forget your troubles
Come on get happy!
You'd better chase all your cares away!
Shout "Hallelujah"
Come on get happy!
Get ready for the judgment day!
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Terry and I are working on it, but he can't seem to focus and I don't want to take him into the studio unless we're really happy with what we're doing.
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We have several people on the board who are just sitting there like so much fish instead of taking us to a lovely 500 postings.
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Actually, Mutiny On The Bounty looked incredible in the theater - 70mm and six track stereo, here in LA at the Egyptian. It was so incredible that I went back no less than six times to see it. The HD DVD must be sharper than the regular DVD, which has real softness problems in longer shots (the closeups are fine).
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I will single-handedly take us to page eighteen.
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Sorry, I've just awoken... awaked... whatever.
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Or to five hundred postings, whichever comes first. I've got three minutes to do so and I see that no one is going to help.
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New notes are written and ready to be posted.
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I'm still trying to figure out what I'm doing up at this hour.
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But not until 500 posts.
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Oh, that's right, I've an early call to work.
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I'm listening to Une Chambre En Ville soundtrack, which I'm thinking about putting on Kritzerland. Stunningly beautiful.
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I need coffee. Or something.
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Okay, someone take us to five hundred, while I post the notes.
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I'll get a cup of rotten coffee when I get to work.
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And this should make 500.
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501
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And somewhere along the line I passed 9700 posts.
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I need a word of the day, to get my brain started.
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Do we have a new word of the day yet?
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Our computer is threatening to restart automatically, to allow for updates.
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I keep getting a message on my computer that I need to restart it because programs have been updated. It's annoying because I don't want to restart my computer.
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Bonnie, Buster and Mikey are all curled up in little balls around me, sleeping.
Fletcher must be taking up a lot of space next to der Brucer.
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Our computer is threatening to restart automatically, to allow for updates.
:o That is totally weird!!!
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I don't want to restart, either.