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Title: A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: bk on November 06, 2003, 01:00:06 AM: All right, you've read the notes, now it's time to post until the cows come home. Let's have fun today, dear readers. Let's let our hair down and behave with great elan. Let's glitter and be gay and have so much merriment and mirth and laughter and legs that are teeth ache.
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 06, 2003, 01:10:46 AM: It's almost like cheating being able to have first posts (or near) so easily from this time zone.
TV series "The Jewel in the Crown" - beautiful on so many levels.
Movie: I guess the LOTR trilogy is not allowed. First thought is thus to go with "Dr Zhivago" because although it is not my favourite (favorite) movie, I don't think it would be destroyed by too many viewings.
CD. the John McGlinn complete "Showboat" which to my mind is one of the greatest recording of the twentieth century.
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 06, 2003, 01:35:26 AM: Whoops! Supposed to be a book and not a movie. For me it would be "Cloud Street" by Tim Winton. Once again, a choice that satisfies on a few levels - the story, the landscape depicted, the mythology alluded to and the writing itself. A major piece of work that should be more widely known.
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Post by: Michael on November 06, 2003, 02:13:15 AM: Today’s topic of discussion: If you were on a desert island and you had to choose one movie, one book, one CD (no homemade compilations allowed) and one television series that you could have with you, what would your choices be?

Movie: Casablanca
TV Series: Law and Order
Book: Lord of the Rings (All the books in one volume)
CD: a Capitol records Compilation of Johnny Mercer (This was a hard choice)
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Post by: Michael on November 06, 2003, 02:18:05 AM: Quote from: MDS on November 06, 2003, 02:13:15 AM
Today’s topic of discussion: If you were on a desert island and you had to choose one movie, one book, one CD (no homemade compilations allowed) and one television series that you could have with you, what would your choices be?

Movie: Casablanca
TV Series: Law and Order
Book: Lord of the Rings (All the books in one volume)
CD: a Capitol records Compilation of Johnny Mercer (This was a hard choice)

These were my "serious choices"

Here are my humorous choices:

Movie: Castaway (Tom Hanks)
TV Series: Gilligan's Island
Book: Robinson Crusoe
CD: The Best of Marcel Marceau
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Post by: Michael on November 06, 2003, 02:48:31 AM: Quote from: Tom from OZ on November 06, 2003, 01:10:46 AM
It's almost like cheating being able to have first posts (or near) so easily from this time zone.
TV series "The Jewel in the Crown" - beautiful on so many levels.
Movie: I guess the LOTR trilogy is not allowed. First thought is thus to go with "Dr Zhivago" because although it is not my favourite (favorite) movie, I don't think it would be destroyed by too many viewings.
CD. the John McGlinn complete "Showboat" which to my mind is one of the greatest recording of the twentieth century.

Yes, I would have to agree with Tom that Show Boat recording by John McGlinn is one of the great recordings. It was nominated for a Grammy Award and was a very interesting category that year; perhaps one of the toughest years ever.

Into the Woods - Stephen Sondheim, music and lyrics winner
Anything Goes - Cole Porter, composer and lyricist
Chess - Benny Anderson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, composers; Tim Rice, lyricist
Of Thee I Sing/Let 'Em Eat Cake George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
Show Boat - Jerome Kern, composer; Oscar Hammerstein, lyricist

Three classic scores by great composers/lyricists
Two new scores.

I really wish I knew how the voters vote in this category. As much as I liked Sondheim and Into the Woods I would have voted (If I could) for Show Boat for the quality of the work and what it was attempting to do.

So if anyone knows. What do the Grammy voters take into consideration?

The music and the lyrics of a new recording (Do they ignore them if it’s a "revival" or "studio" version?)
The singers?
The Production Value (i.e. the sound of the recording, mixing etc)

One knows what they look for in other fields but this seems to be an enigma to me. I think they should have more categories in this field. Musicals are such uniquely an American art form they deserve more recognition

Best Original Cast Album (The first time a score has been recorded since the Grammy Awards have started) Award to composer and Producer
Best Revival Cast Album Award to the Producer
Best Compilation Musical Album; A category so recordings like Lost in Boston can have one.
Musical Song of the Year: The most other fields seems to have one
Male Singer
Female Singer
Company
Arrangements with and without vocals
Orchestrations with and without vocals
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 06, 2003, 02:48:50 AM: Lots of wonderful posts from yesterday! Congratulatons DR Ann on your accomplishment. ;D
I didn't like ONE MORE KISS as much as the other volumes, but as I wrote, I think it's because I had just read EVERYTHING WAS POSSIBLE. :-X

Full of allergies AND inundated with footage. Hopefully the actifed will kick in with great vigor! :o

What a wonderful QAD. Hmmmmmmmmmmm:

Book: Atlas Shrugged
Movie: His Girl Friday
CD: Carl Orff Carmina Burana
TV Series: I Love Lucy

All very difficult choices....whew!
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Post by: Michael on November 06, 2003, 03:07:39 AM: TO DR. TCB:

In a late posting yesterday (At least late for me) you said:

Jennifer: I saw Pyramid today, too. I think history may have been made when Donny Osmond and Bruce Vilanch hugged on national TV. Not since Madonna and Britney.............

I believe Bruce and Donny are old friends. Bruce, I believe wrote for The Donny and Marie variety series. BK appeared on the show and perhaps can verify this.
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Post by: Danise on November 06, 2003, 03:43:07 AM: Good Morning--I'm typing quick--gotta go to work--

Congrats on the Weight loss (but I think I found it for you if you want it back) Jane! :D

Thanks for the Congrats, George. Well nothing is 100% sure until you have it in your hand or paycheck as it where but I think there is a very good chance it will be approved. :)

I like todays question but will have to think about some of my answers.

Some come easy to the lips/fingers:

Book: Dune by Frank Herbert

TV show: Babylon 5

I shall have to consider the rest but it will give me something to think about on the bus ride to and from work!

Have a good day all!

D
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 06, 2003, 04:02:00 AM: Here is your Allison Hayes picture of the day:

From the 1958 Canadian production Wolf Dog.

Co-star was Jim Davis later of tv's Dallas.

You can't tell it from the photo, but the story concerned a young boy who adopts a wolf-dog after his first dog is killed.

Allison did more for a cotton blouse & cardigan sweater than many other actresses of the time. This was a family film. ;D
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Post by: Craig on November 06, 2003, 05:19:20 AM: I think I might need karma sent today. It's been quite a week and it's not ending anytime soon. The company I work for has 4 back to back multi-day special events being hosted here and I am in the weeds. Not in a bed of roses, mind you - but the weeds my friends. I will probably not have a day off in over 2 weeks when this is over and I am working easily 16 hour days. Oh yes.. Karma is definitely needed.. Karma or heroine.. but I think I prefer the Karma ;)

Hope all is well with you H&K's... Things are definitely a-brewin' here at HHW.

More later if I can snag a few minutes back at my desk...
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Post by: Ben on November 06, 2003, 05:24:22 AM: I will be errant and truant (and truant and errant) most of the day. My company is sponsoring a very small display of the NAMES Project AIDS Quilt at the office today. I volunteered for the organization for 10 years and the powers that be have asked me to be available with the panels to answer questions and make sure everything goes smoothly so I won't be around my computer much.

Here is the NAMES Project Web site if anyone is interested in seeing Quilt Panels on line.

http://www.aidsquilt.org/ (http://www.aidsquilt.org/)

That being said, I wanted to answer at least part of today's question.

The television show is easy for me.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The other questions are more difficult.

Book, perhaps

Cider House Rules by John Irving. I read this book about 15 years ago and it's still with me. I remember riding through the countryside of France in the Deux Cheveaux and crying as I read certain passages. What a moving and wonderful book.

CD is probably the hardest since my favorite CD can change from week to week. I'm going to cheat a little and list two (so sue me, sue me, what can you do me - Thank you Mr. Frank Loesser)

A Wrinkle in Swingtime-Elena Bennett and Fred Barton do a take on Swing music. Great CD.

OCR of Candide. There are so many show CDs to choose from but Make Our Garden Grow is such a glorious number, if I had to have one CD, today I would choose that one.

Movie

I may have to come back to this one. I'm thinking West Side Story because it's one of the first big movie musicals I saw and I fell in love with it (and Eliot Feld - my first crush). Also Singin' in the Rain and The Bandwagon (you KNOW I mean the Fred Astaire version, not the recent release of something by the same name which is not remotely musical) and some others. When I get back to the 'puter I will try to narrow it down.

Bye for now.
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Post by: Ben on November 06, 2003, 05:26:31 AM: As I read the book part I realized, all H&Ks know I wasn't driving as I was reading the book and crying, right??? At least in France they drive on the American side of the road, unlike England and Ireland (I LOVE YOU ENGLAND AND IRELAND, I REALLY DO). That took a lot of getting used to.
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Ben on November 06, 2003, 05:32:18 AM: BTW, (I said I wouldn't be here much but I'm posting my little heart out until I go to the Quilt), for me loading of screens changes from day to day. It depends on many things. Sometimes it is slow, even on a T1 line (nerd alert) and other times, like this morning, it's fast and easy and makes me wish I had broadband at home. But that would mean a possible provider being the EVIL AND HATEFUL TIME WARNER CABLE. Oh, no, ladies and gentlemen, I will not line the pockets of an insufferable, incompetent multi-national corporation any more than I am now. I am in the midst of long-standing problems with this alleged cable provider (too long a story and too anger-inducing for me to go into details) and they have become the utility I love to, hate is such a strong word, so I'll just say DISLIKE INTENSELY.
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Post by: Jane on November 06, 2003, 05:33:41 AM: Danise, thanks but the congrats go to Ann.

Tom from Oz, I have never heard of “Cloud Street”. I will have to check it out.

It’s too early for me to choose ONLY ONE of each. I have awake since three this morning. I will say I have seen Casablanca more than any other movie and it is high on my list. On the other hand, if I could only have one movie, maybe it should be a comedy. If stranded on an island I would need to keep my sense of humor. For the moment I will choose “Walk Don’t Run”. I might choose a Dickens book, a thick one like “David Copperfield”. I think the CD would be Heifetz performing Brocks “Scottish Fantasy”, that or Best of Billy Joel. I can dance to his music. A possible pick for a TV show is “The Dick Van Dyke Show”. I’ll see if I come up with better choices, or simply change my mind, by the end of the day.
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Post by: Jane on November 06, 2003, 05:41:20 AM: Yes Ben, we know you were not driving while reading and crying.

Craig-sending you Karma until you are out of the weeds.

I’m going to try and go back to sleep or get moving and get some work done.
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Post by: Jane on November 06, 2003, 05:51:26 AM: I think I’m carrying on a conversation with myself. I have a question. It takes four steps to get back in and post. Any chance we can have a shortcut button on the first page, or am I missing something?
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Post by: Matt H. on November 06, 2003, 06:06:26 AM: One small correction from yesterday: Bruce Vilanch is indeed playing Edna Turnblad in HAIRPSRAY but in the national company. Harvey is still playing it on Broadway.

It is VERY hard to choose one for each of these areas:

TV series - CSI
book: Probably Kurt Ganzl's MUSICAL THEATRE ON RECORD
movie: EVIL UNDER THE SUN
CD: FOLLIES - the Goodspeed cast since it's the complete show with cut songs and variations of songs.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 06, 2003, 06:07:06 AM: Hi Jane! I usually keep HHW running in the background and then when I check the posts, I refresh and the new ones come up. Don't know if that is viable for you.

For all HHW - here is a midi version of EDGAR ALLAN POE from Snoopy!!!
If you have done the show, sing along! ;D

http://members.aol.com/Starmiters/Midi_Files/Snoopy/Poe.mid (http://members.aol.com/Starmiters/Midi_Files/Snoopy/Poe.mid)

Good vibes to Craig!

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Post by: Craig on November 06, 2003, 06:09:48 AM: CD: Sweeney Todd
Book: The Bridge Across Forever by Richard Bach (who not-so-coincidently ALSO writes about Ms. Leslie Parish like Bruce has)
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Post by: William E. Lurie on November 06, 2003, 06:12:16 AM: Movie - THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT
Book - Mandelbaum's NOT SINCE CARRIE
CD - LOST IN BOSTON Volume 1
TV - if this means complete series "I Love Lucy"; if it means one show "Lucy Meets Tallulah" from the Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour
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Post by: Lulu on November 06, 2003, 06:14:55 AM: Jrand, check this out and see if it brings back memories! Of special interest is the 5:00 slot on channel 6. And I'm interested to know if you can guess who is "Carter" of "Coffee with Carter" on channel 4!

http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Lot/5023/Carter2.jpg
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 06, 2003, 06:26:02 AM: Very interesting DR Lulu! I gave you Karma for that! Did you notice that Franny's show is in COLOR!!! A friend of mine once went on and he was wearing a very green jacket - she happened to be wearing her RED dress and said good naturedly to him off camera: "Don't sit too close to me - we'll look like a god-dam Christmas tree!"

My guess would be that Coffee With Carter would have been hosted by Bob Carter AKA Sammy Terry - although from 9 am to 12 noon is a LOT of coffee!
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Post by: Noel on November 06, 2003, 06:28:57 AM: What an amazing benefit that was last night. For me, Libby Skala was the knockout, with her scene from Lilia, now playing at Where Eagles Dare. But of course I think Hillary Chaplain has completely redefinied an art form we all take for granted: clowning. The glorious voice of Carol Fox Prescott: I've never seen anyone sing with such emotion and joy. And Joy! She knocked them dead with Colon Closed Parentheses and How Could They Have Missed?

(I'm very busy working on the CD of Our Wedding - The Musical, coming soon to http://www.weddingmusical.com (http://www.weddingmusical.com))

We weren't the only singing couple: the dean of improv teachers, Gary Austin, did some funny songs, as did his guitarist. His wife, Wenndy MacKenzie, has a lustrous voice (which is why she's on all your favorite rock albums) and puts on quite a show. Linda Amiel Burns did a funny Ring Them Bells, and my co-host, Larry Rosen, did a great bit of frenetic jazz.

Sorry for anyone who missed it, but, hey, you'd been warned.
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Post by: Lulu on November 06, 2003, 06:54:47 AM: Spot on, Jrand! Bob Carter hosted "Coffee with Carter" for three hours, five days a week. Then he also hosted a kiddie show in the afternoon...17 1/2 hours of nonstop gab per week! But then, are we really surprised? Look at how he could bend the ol' ear as Sammy Terry. Not that I'm complaining...love him!

Thanks for the Karma. :)

-Lulu
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Post by: Matt H. on November 06, 2003, 07:14:54 AM: In answer to your question about Grammy voters DR MDS, I suspect many were unfamiliar with the extravagance of McGlinn's SHOWBOAT. They saw that it was a studio cast recording competing with Sondheim's newest score and opted for the new score over the old one.

For me, it would have been hard to pick one. I take nothing away from the magnificent production of SHOW BOAT on that set, but new music and lyrics of such quality also deserve recognition. I guess you knew that for the cast albums, the composer/lyricist only wins a Grammy if the score is in its first recording. When FOLLIES IN CONCERT won for show album, Sondheim did not win a Grammy. He didn't win a Grammy for the original FOLLIES either. That album lost to GODSPELL's original cast album.
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Post by: Craig on November 06, 2003, 07:18:25 AM: Jason!

How lovely for you to LEAVE the city ON my birthday. Whoever shall I share ham chunks and cheese slices with now??!??!?!?
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Post by: bk on November 06, 2003, 07:56:17 AM: Well, well, well (that is three wells) - Lulu's back in town. Welcome to our new world.

Yes, Vilanch wrote for Donny and Marie and I've known him since way back then.

Grammy voters: In the show album category they vote for what they've heard of - plain and simple. Most of them don't listen to the albums at all. They "heard" of Smokey Joe's because the show was visible and the producer of the album was a legendary rock producer. They "heard" of Riverdance (remember, that had one of the hugest publicity campaigns ever, plus the PBS showings) so it won over Rent. In the case of Showboat - they "heard" of Into the Woods because that year it was very visible and Sondheim's name has always been in the press, even though most of his shows aren't hits. He was the darling that year. The voters probably had no idea what Showboat was/is and believe me, they didn't listen to a 3 CD set.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 06, 2003, 08:12:05 AM: Movie: To Kill A Mockingbird
Book: The Lord of the Rings
TV Series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
CD: John Williams' "Summon the Heroes"
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Matt H. on November 06, 2003, 08:23:33 AM: Pretty amazing at look at the show albums that didn't win the Grammy for Best Cast Recording:

HELLO, DOLLY didn't win (but Jerry Herman won for the title song as Best Song).

A CHORUS LINE lost to THE WIZ.

DON'T BOTHER ME, I CAN'T COPE beat GREASE, SUGAR, and TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA.

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC won and then TWO years later, "Send in the Clowns" won as Best Song.

NO STRINGS beat FORUM, OLIVER, and STOP THE WORLD.
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Post by: LC on November 06, 2003, 08:34:24 AM: Book - Dante's Divine Comedy (three books in one volume)
Movie - The Sound of Music
CD - Hairspray cast recording (I can think of other things I'd like to bring, but this one always puts a smile on my face, and on a desert island I think I would need it!)
TV series - ER

I just accepted a new job at my former employer. (I guess the good thing about being laid off at a young age is you are easily placed elsewhere.) I think negotiating for the salary was the most nerve-wracking thing I have ever done in my life. But, I am relieved to have a source of income again. Phew!
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Post by: Emily on November 06, 2003, 08:40:20 AM: Good morning everyone!

Remember that book review I pull out of my... er... bum a couple of weeks ago? I got it back and it is BY FAR the weirdest marking scheme I have ever seen for a paper. There was only one comment on the entire thing (the marker underlined and checked when I called Newfoundland's post-Britain pre-Confederation the "lost years" - I think he like that) and then a mark (B+) at the end. Other people in the class were just as confused by the lack of feedback. I want to know why I got the mark I did!!! I mean, it can't be entirely because of the "lost years"... that wasn't even that great of an argument/section. Heck it wasn't even an argument or section at all! It was a mere glancing mention. Did the marker even READ my paper?!? argh.

BK: was I the only one who noticed how in your notes Mr. Mark Bakalor is now Br. Mark Bakalor? Did Mark become a monk? Cuz that would be very cool... ;)

Craig: IS IT YOUR BITHDAY TODAY AND YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ANYBODY?!? I WOULD BE VEEEEERRRRYYY UPSET WITH YOU FOR THIS ATTEMPT AT SHYNESS IF IT IS!! [/glow]

Even if it isn't you're birthday, just breathe through the work and think of all the delicious money you will be making. :)

My Desert Island Pleasures:

CD: "The Last Five Years" OOBC. I know it's controversial to mention JRB at this here site but I LOVE this cd soooooo much.

Book: Hmmm... too hard to pick

Movie: "Empire of the Sun" - I have seen this WAY to many times to count!

I'll check in later!Good morning everyone!
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Post by: Emily on November 06, 2003, 08:40:49 AM: Oh and for tv series:

M*A*S*H all the way baby!
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Post by: Craig on November 06, 2003, 08:49:11 AM: Emily..

How sweet. No. It's not my birthday today. It's December 23rd (my birthday, not today). Jason is going HOME on my bday this year, thus leaving me jasonless for any birthday celebrations I may or may not have.

As for the delicious money I will be making.... I am on salary.. so while I am thankful for the job and salary I do have.. sadly, these extra OOOMPHS at work do not warrant a bumper crop of green...
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 06, 2003, 09:06:07 AM: DR Matt H & Mr BK - your discussion along with WEL's - inspired me. I think I will check out the Tony Winners and nominees for different years....play the scores I have, and see what I think.

And DR Matt - although it is VERY close, I think I might have to go with NO STRINGS...although a comparison listen might make me lean toward FORUM or OLIVER.

Mr BK - when folks vote for the Grammy for Best Cast Album, are they admonished to also consider the technical aspects? Because the 1964 OBC of HELLO, DOLLY is pretty sloppily records IMHO.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 06, 2003, 09:11:54 AM: Emily: I noticed that "Br. Mark Bakalor", too. I'm imagining him as a Jesuit priest.

Lulu: Welcome back! I missed you!
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Post by: Maya on November 06, 2003, 09:15:10 AM: [move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Hellooo everybody![/move]

BK--what a cool topic of the day, if a very hard one! After some thought I have come up with the following selections--

book--The Portable Dorothy Parker, because that will keep me laughing when the coconuts and fish have run out.

CD--Gypsy OCR; the natives living on the closest island will be able to hear Ethel singing! ;D

Movie--Let's go with Singin' in the Rain. I NEVER get tired of it.

TV--DVD's of Sex and the City!

LC--congrats on the new job, sweetie! ;D Is it okay to give us more details??

Lulu--Welcome back...you've been missed!

Emily--I noticed the Br. Mark thing too! Well, he does have an angel's face :P

Craig--our birthdays are 6 days away...mine is on the 29th!

Well, my NYC trip is approaching...I will be there from the 27th to the 30th I think. Will anyone be in town to have lunch with yours truly???
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Post by: Jay on November 06, 2003, 09:19:22 AM: I am doing something I never do, and that is post before I've read the posts that have come before me. It's just that I adore desert island questions.

Film: Citizen Kane

Book: Proust's A la Recherche du Temps Perdu (in English translation, of course, aka known as Remembrance of Things Past.)

CD: Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen

TV series: I Love Lucy
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Post by: MusicGuy on November 06, 2003, 09:21:46 AM: Good morning esteemed, sniffly, Actifedish, and yet still guapo BK...

And good morning to all the lovely H/Ks todays.....my, what a pretty plate of cookies!!

So far, new parenthood is going smoothly and is very rewarding. I think DR Kerry posted a picture, or will today! :D

Book: Atlas Shrugged
Movie: Some Like It Hot
CD: "The Quiet Hour" (conducted by Robert Irving)
Musical: La Cage
TV Series: The Sopranos

My, how eclectic!!
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Post by: bk on November 06, 2003, 09:21:47 AM: I feel the whole damn thing is psychological.

Very interesting and excellent desert island choices. And now, to put a slightly different spin on our topic: What's the one thing you would bring to a Dessert Island?
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 06, 2003, 09:21:51 AM: Sorry - it was DR MDS who was talking about the Showboat CD!
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Post by: Matt H. on November 06, 2003, 09:23:49 AM: DR JRand, I'm sure you mean Grammys for these shows since that's what we're discussing.

I really don't care much for NO STRINGS. Other than "The Sweetest Sounds," I find the rest of the score sort of bland. (Perhaps I need to re-listen. It's been a long time.) OLIVER would have gotten my vote hands down.
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Post by: MusicGuy on November 06, 2003, 09:25:03 AM: I would bring DR Kerry.......that way, life would continue to be fun, warm, unpredictable, lively, thought-provoking: in other words, not at all dull!
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Post by: Matt H. on November 06, 2003, 09:25:21 AM: Well, if it's a DESSERT Island, I'd bring chocolate. If it's a desert island, well, probably chocolate! :D
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 06, 2003, 09:27:27 AM: DR Matt - Grammy Award - of course!
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 06, 2003, 09:31:30 AM: Thanks to the "modify" feature my Tony has become a Grammy!

Congrats LC! New jobs are marvelous and scary all at the same time.

MUSIC GUY!!! We chose the same book to take and JAY....we chose the same tv series! LOL

DR MBarnum has a birthday coming up in December as well.
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Post by: Maya on November 06, 2003, 09:37:55 AM: Excellent choice, Matt H.! I would bring chocolate too, and I wouldn't feel guilty eating it either, because when I got fat from all the Godiva and Ghirardelli overload, nobody would be able to tell!
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Post by: Jay on November 06, 2003, 09:39:24 AM: I've now read through today's posts and am delighted to see that Lulu has made her ~~comeback~~ return.

Dessert Island? Profiteroles, hands down.
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Post by: bk on November 06, 2003, 09:56:52 AM: Late-breaking news: I am eating a bagel and viewing tapes.

More late-breaking news: My allergy attack last night (one of the worst I've ever had) has resulted in a sore throat and a general feeling of malaise, oh, yes, a general feeling of malaise.
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Emily on November 06, 2003, 10:08:35 AM: Craig - sorry for the misunderstanding. Happy Birthday WAAAAYYY in advance! Jason should be ashamed of himself. I mean, it's not there are any other big event happening around the 23rd of December! ;)

BK - I think that the logical thing to bring with me to a dessert island would be a spoon. Why bring your own sweets to one where godiva, profiteroles, etc. surely grow on trees? :)

I think that if the name were actually misleading and it was BYOD (bring your own dessert) then I'd definitely go for a French pastry known as a "mille feuilles" or thousand leaves. Chcoloate, almond paste, puff pastry and custard. You can also get it with all whipped cream instead of custard or moitié-moité (half custard half cream) but I am a purist and must insist on whole custard.

Strangely enough, custard in Quebec is known as "crème Boston" popularly, or Boston Cream. I always thought that was interesting... why is custard associated with Boston? hmmm....
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Post by: William E. Lurie on November 06, 2003, 10:20:22 AM: (Those of you who have read Ted Chapin's book on FOLLIES will already know this, and those of you who haven't - what are you waiting for? It is to non-fiction what the Kritzer Trilogy is to fiction - something that can't be missed.)

The producer of the OBC of FOLLIES fought with Capitol Records to allow them to do a two-LP set but was forced to fit as much as he could of the score onto one LP. It also had to be recorded in one day (as most OBC albums are) but some numbers were eliminated entirely and just about everything that made the final cut was edited from the stage version, so the cast was performing different versions of the material they recorded on-stage. That said, the recording captures the great original performances, and is better performed than any other FOLLIES recording even though the others are much more complete.

Added note: TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA which beat FOLLIES for the Best Musical Tony that year was allowed to record the entire score on 2 LPs.

And speaking of Great Performances, in December shortly after the Broadway revisal of WONDERFUL TOWN opens, this series will present a London Concert version of the show (available for years on CD) with Kim Criswell as Ruth, Audra McDonald as Eileen, Thomas Hampton as Bob and --- of special interest to readers of this here site --- Brent Barrett as Wreck.
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Sandra on November 06, 2003, 10:36:16 AM: I would bring a fork to Dessert Island, of course.

So remember that Power Point thing that had me all worked up yesterday? I threw one together yesterday afternoon that didn't have all the bells and whistles that it was supposed to, and then stayed up most of the night writing my essay for English class. When I got to Computers today, the very forgetful teacher said that for extra credit, we could get up in front of the class and present our Power Points. Ordinarily, I would have said, No way, Jose" but I sorta need the extra credit, and I was so tired from writing that essay that I didn't know what I was doing anyway. So I volunteered to go second and presented my fencing school thingie. I didn't have anything prepared, so I just made it up as I went along and even acted out some of it. It was so funny and everybody laughed and then applauded at the end. ;D
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: TCB on November 06, 2003, 10:36:44 AM: Now if it were a dessert island that would be easy. Take lots and lots of Dream Whip. But now that we are back to the cold reality of life, it is once again a desert island.

TV Series: The Simpsons. I can watch them over and over again and they are still funny. Plus, there are a lot of episodes, so I wouldn’t get too bored.

CD: Judy Garland; Live at Carnegie Hall When she was bad, she stunk; but when she was really on, like on this recording, she literally soared.

Movie: Close Encounters of the Third Kind It never fails to move me.

Book: The Holy Bible Sorry, but I am just being honest.

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Thank you Matt H. for correcting my error from yesterday.

Mr. Lurie, you have made my day, my week, and my year. I will program the VCR for December tonight.
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Charles Pogue on November 06, 2003, 10:39:50 AM: The world today is a little less righteous...Righteous Brother Bobby Hatfield has passed away.

Boy, tough question, Bruce.

Film would be THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
TV series: either I, CLAUDIUS or SOUTH PARK
Book: SHE by Rider Haggard
CD: Probably my two CD-set of Miklos Rozsa...or my boxed set of Doo Wop...or my two CD Johnny Hartman. DON'T MAKE ME CHOOSE!
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Jrand73 on November 06, 2003, 10:44:50 AM: DR WEL - what great news! Is it the character Wreck that sings the football song? What great December Programming. Of course - unless I can get it on the satellite, we won't get it until February in Indiana....and is it during a Pledge Week? If so, I won't watch at all, I will wait for the DVD.

Mr BK what was malaise's general opinion of being felt?

TCB - you made me change my mind. Judy at Carnegie Hall! Do you have the Judy at Home at the Palace recorded in 1967? It's not nearly as good, but it's Judy LIVE AND IN PERSON!
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Jrand73 on November 06, 2003, 10:50:23 AM: I don't think this is on CD - it's on the old ABC Paramount label! ;D
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: TCB on November 06, 2003, 10:54:03 AM: Jrand: I still have Judy Live and at Home at the Palace on this round thing made out of vinyl, but I haven't been able to listen to it for years. I really need to get with the program, and buy a new copy of it on 8-track tape.
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: bk on November 06, 2003, 10:58:20 AM: Late-breaking news: They have come into my office and are moving bookcases. I cannot view when there is commotion.

In the old days my Dessert Island choice would have been a C.C. Brown's hot fudge sundae. But now I might have Ben and Jerry's Coconut Almond Fudge Chip ice cream.
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Jrand73 on November 06, 2003, 11:01:56 AM: Flash for DR TCB - do what I did - go to Ebay and search under Audiotronics! There you will find a nice selection of the Phonographs that used to be used by the Audio-Visual departments of schools. They are priced anywhere from $10 to $45 - read the descriptions and make sure the one you are bidding on has a needle! But for about $50 including shipping, you can have your round black vinyl things spinning again!

Oh...it might be easier just to buy a car with an 8-track player than finding the player itself. I recommend a 1977 Mercury Monterey.
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: William E. Lurie on November 06, 2003, 11:05:21 AM: Per Ken Mandelbaum's column of yesterday, the date for the PBS WONDERFUL TOWN is Monday, December 22 but I assume that is the NYC date. Not all PBS stations show these on the same day. However I don't think that this will be during a begathon since Christmas week is not the usual time for doing so.

And yes Wreck --- the character Brent plays --- has the song "Pass That Football".
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Jane on November 06, 2003, 11:12:31 AM: Jrand, that only works when I have the computer to myself while Keith is at the gym. Otherwise I have very limited time to pop in here, read the postings and respond. Technically, this is Keith’s computer. Until recently I never enjoyed using the computer. Do you mean the refresh button on your computer or on this site? Bruce mentioned a button but I haven’t a clue as to where it is.

LC, hope you enjoy the new, old job. Do you have the same position you left or something new?
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Jrand73 on November 06, 2003, 11:14:01 AM: thanks WEL - you made my day! Everyone Conga!
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: TCB on November 06, 2003, 11:18:14 AM: Jane -- When you go to the Daily Discussion page, next to the title of today's notes, there will be a little blue New. Click on that and it will take you to the first post after the one you last read.
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Jane on November 06, 2003, 11:20:06 AM: Lulu, I’m soooo happy you are back. I missed you.

Craig, you were born on a very special day of the year to me, my oldest son’s birthday.
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Ben on November 06, 2003, 11:22:55 AM: Hey, folks,

Made it back to my computer for a while.

In case anyone is interested, here is the Web link to the NAMES Project AIDS Quilt Web site. You can look at (and/or search for) panels of people listed in the Quilt.

http://www.aidsquilt.org/ (http://www.aidsquilt.org/)
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Charles Pogue on November 06, 2003, 11:24:31 AM: Bruce, C.C. Brown's Hot Fudge Sundae an excellent choice for dessert island. I would add House of Pies Coconut Cream Pie, which they top with whipped cream instead of meringue. Yum!
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Jane on November 06, 2003, 11:24:54 AM: So far, new parenthood is going smoothly and is very rewarding. I think DR Kerry posted a picture, or will today!

Okay, what big news am I missing?
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Jane on November 06, 2003, 11:28:12 AM: I tried the quote box but it come out the way I had expected. Please don’t explain it to me now. I need to research “The Sparrow”. I chose it for my book group and must be prepared to lead the discussion on it. Has anyone read it?
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Lulu on November 06, 2003, 11:32:18 AM: Thanks for the welcomes, BK, Jane, and RP. :)

The living room has a new coat of paint, I see.
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: bk on November 06, 2003, 11:32:30 AM: Please, NO ONE explain the quote box to Jane right now as she's keeping her eye on the sparrow. I do hope Jane has learned to use the blue "new" button (quite different than the new blue button) as it's ever so much fun.

I'm thinkin' the whole damn thing is psychological. I just viewed an ornery bull with blood and snot coming out of its nostrils. Yum.
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 06, 2003, 11:33:57 AM: DR Jane: Hope you do indeed find a copy of "Cloud Street" The writer has been nominated for the UK's "Booker" prize a couple of times and is certainly well liked by critics and public here in Australia. "Cloud Street" was the choice of a critics' survey of best Australian book EVER. It is the great Australalian novel. The book is set in Western Australia where there are No sparrows (there are in the rest of OZ) so it won't help with your research!
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Jane on November 06, 2003, 11:36:36 AM: Thanks TCB. There I am searching for the blue new, thinking I couldn’t find it due to my own inabilities. Guess what, at the moment there isn’t a little new. Why is that? It may not sound like it, but I am laughing.
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Angela on November 06, 2003, 11:43:39 AM: Hi all! The roof has finally been completed -- time for ham & cheese celebrations!

Here are my selections:

Movie: The Godfather
TV Series: St. Elsewhere
Book: Anything written by Erma Bombeck
CD: Elton John, Live from Australia
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Jrand73 on November 06, 2003, 12:12:04 PM: Okay - it's all the fault of the DR at HHW. I want a Butterscotch Cream Pie now. :D

Not a piece of pie, a whole PIE! [move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]:P[/move]

Here is a great recipe site for cream pies! A mango cream pie. Oh my. :o

http://fp.enter.net/~rburk/pies/creampies/creampie.htm (http://fp.enter.net/~rburk/pies/creampies/creampie.htm)
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Post by: td on November 06, 2003, 12:12:29 PM: On an isalnd with me would be:
CD: Nancy LaMott - My Foolish Heart (and that was a very tough decision to make).
TV SHOW: The Julie Andrews Hour
MOVIE: this one was tougher than the cd, but, in all honesty, I'd have to go for something in which I could find something *new* with each viewing, so, after considering THE SOUND OF MUSIC, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA and THE HAUNTING, I've decided that THE WICKER MAN would be the most remarkable way to start or end the desert island day.
BOOK: How to Survive on a Desert Island. Just kidding.
Notre Dame de Paris par Victor Hugo.
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: TCB on November 06, 2003, 12:13:08 PM: Jane: I don't want to tell you anything that is going to confuse you, but if you don't see the blue "New", it is probably because you have read all the current posts. Check back after about an hour of not looking at the posts and it should be there.
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Jane on November 06, 2003, 12:17:55 PM: LOL TCD. The new button is easy.

I just went back to the discussion which was frozen to the spot where I left off. Now, where is the button at the bottom of the page to quickly show me the current postings?
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Jennifer on November 06, 2003, 12:19:12 PM: Hmmm, now I want pie too.

DR Emily, I like mille feuilles too! I forget if you said you like custard or whipped cream. I of course like them both :)
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Post by: Jane on November 06, 2003, 12:21:22 PM: JRand53, I have never had a butterscotch pie. It sounds either yummy or gross. I sure would like to try some now and decide for myself.
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: bk on November 06, 2003, 12:24:40 PM: Late-breaking news: I feel miserable. I will not eat lunch. I will just view tapes. I will eat some worms. I will go home and sit on my couch like so much fish.

By the way (BTW, in Internet lingo), I entered the last series of corrections into the book, I've smoothed out the last of the things I wasn't so thrilled with, and after I run those things by my friend and muse Margaret, I shall be done and the book can go off to the publisher. That is, if Mr. Craig Brockman will get off his ample butt cheeks and do the work he told me he would do (if all goes according to plan, we have a really cool surprise for the book).
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Ben on November 06, 2003, 12:25:37 PM: Oh, my, I forgot to post my Welcome Back to DR LuLu. It's good to have you back. Hope you like the new color in the living room.
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Jane on November 06, 2003, 12:34:08 PM: Custard pie-now I could really go for that. No whip cream, no coconut, just old fashioned, English custard pie like my mother made. Boy, I want that so badly now I could cry. Instead I will go have some yogurt-at least it’s creamy.
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: TCB on November 06, 2003, 12:39:58 PM: Quote from: Jennifer on November 06, 2003, 12:19:12 PM

Hmmm, now I want pie too.

DR Emily, I like mille feuilles too! I forget if you said you like custard or whipped cream. I of course like them both :)

Didn't they have their Grammy Award taken away from them?
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Post by: Maya on November 06, 2003, 12:40:12 PM: Agh! I never thought I'd say this but I'm getting fed up with free food. There's an art expo upstairs on the 4th floor...free food. There's food here leftover in the Math and Writing Center because yesterday we had a party for my boss. It wouldn't be so bad but it's all Doritos and chips and candy and cookies and junky, bad, evil food that I need to stay away from.

Okay...rant over.

BK--Feel better! I hope it's only allergies and you're not sick. I am sending you healthy allergy-free vibes!

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WEL--thanks for the exciting Wonderful Town info! Have you seen the Bway show yet? I believe it just started previews.

They should have coconut up here.
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Post by: MBarnum on November 06, 2003, 12:48:18 PM: BK, maybe it is more then allergies. I thought I had allergies last weekend...now I have been home sick for 3 days! Yuch! Drink lots of fluids, that is what I say!

Items for the desert island:

Movie: ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE of course.

CD: THE CARPENTERS: SINGLES

TV series: the entire run of PERRY MASON..always fascinating and many of my favorite performers pop up on it...including Allison Hayes 5 times!!

Book: Well I guess I should take MARY ANN'S GILLIGAN'S ISLAND COOKBOOK so that I could survive on the island!
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Angela on November 06, 2003, 12:50:59 PM: Jennifer & Emily -- I had a mille feuilles this summer. Although it was from Loblaws -- it was truly scrumptous!

I'm trekking to the big city of Fresno this weekend to see concerts of Andrea Bocelli & Elton John. And no, it's not the latest duo -- it's two separate concerts. :D
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: bk on November 06, 2003, 12:53:08 PM: Late-breaking news: It may well be more than allergies, although what I was suffering from last night was definitely allergy-related - all my usual symptoms. But today I'm achy and breaky and have the chills. But, I will not be staying home as I am drowning in footage.

Jane - no whipped cream = Plain Jane
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Angela on November 06, 2003, 12:55:56 PM: For some reason, mille feuilles (aka Napoleons) taste much better in Montreal. Ah, another mystery of life!
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Maya on November 06, 2003, 12:57:13 PM: BK, I wonder if working so hard has been wearing down your immune system! That's happened to me a couple of times. Is it possible to take the day off tomorrow? I'm sure they'd understand!

Andrea--I'm glad they're separate concerts....the idea of Bocelli singing Rocket Man is a little scary (though nothing can approach the sheer existential terror of William Shatner's rendition, hehe!)
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 06, 2003, 01:14:55 PM: [move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Grape Tootsie Roll Pops! Yummmmm! [/move]
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Tomovoz on November 06, 2003, 01:20:53 PM: Well I thought it was funny TCB. We Washingtonians must be weird.
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: William F. Orr on November 06, 2003, 01:23:10 PM: Unpleasant Business Allert:

I am sorry to report that the worst possible thing seems to have happened. Yesterday, the jury came in with their verdict on all three counts, and it was the title of a Doonsbury book referencing Nixon. It was bad.

I am stunned, Joe is stunned, our attorney is in a state of shock, and we are talking about an appeal.

Meanwhile, I am back at work and trying to catch up on all your lovely posts--I'm up to October 25.

I want to thank all the well-wishers for the wells they wished us, and the huge amount of good vibes received. It is good to have friends at a time like this.

I shall be back in the swing of posting soon, I hope, but I will not go into the Unpleasant Business further for now. You can all just buy tickets and see the musical. Hey, Noel, how about Our Unpleasant Business? Or Our Travesty of Justice?

Thanks again, folks, for being here when I need you. I will try to do the same as soon as my head stops ringing.
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Post by: Donald on November 06, 2003, 01:23:27 PM: Hey everyone!

Just wanted to let you all know that the new Broadway Radio Show will be up and ready for listening this Sunday. Unfortunately, it will be up for more than a week, since I will be off to NYC for a few days and won't have a chance to get a new one recorded before I leave. However, when I return, we will have a brand new show with our beloved Davdi Levy as we listen to more cover versions of great showtunes (David already sent me the CD and it's hysterical and very scary!)......in addition, while in NYC, I will be getting together with the gorgeous Kerry Butler and the stunning Susan Egan for some radio interview fun (it'll be a Battle of the Belles!). BK is also trying to arrange for some more interviews while I am there; so, we'll have lots of fun shows coming up.

Oh, and keep an eye out for our 100th Broadway Radio Show coming VERY soon (the new one this weekend is actually show #91)!!!!

DONALD (who is SO excited about seeing Wonderful Town next week!)
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: William F. Orr on November 06, 2003, 01:24:51 PM: ------------------------------------------------------------------
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Jay on November 06, 2003, 01:26:42 PM: Dear Reader WFO--

From the way you described things, I am just speechless at what you now report. I hope you and Joe are OK and that in the appeal process things are set right.
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Post by: Maya on November 06, 2003, 01:33:22 PM: WFO--so sorry to hear about the outcome of the trial! ??? I agree that you should appeal, and wish you all the best of luck in that!!
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Craig on November 06, 2003, 01:34:07 PM: Donald:

Me hopes Donna Murphy is well by then and the show goes on as expected.. they cancelled this evenings..

I'm also looking forward to seeing you when you are in town.. it will be too too and belle belle..

And LATE BREAKING NEWS FOR BRUCE KIMMEL: One catches more bees with honey than with vinegar. That's what a little birdie told me.

Oh look.. a post with both the birds and the bees. How risque!
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 06, 2003, 01:40:04 PM: WFO - injustice is never a pleasant thing. Good thoughts are on your way. Read the judgment carefully...sometimes the wording will tell you how to go about your appeal. Perry Mason, JR
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Post by: Emily on November 06, 2003, 01:42:08 PM: WFO - I am so sorry to hear the bad news. :( Obviously we Hainsies and Kimlets did not send enough good quality vibes the way of you and Joe. We will try to work harder during the appeals process which you will of course win!

Come on now one and all! Think vibey thoughts! If you let your vibeing vibe stop vibrating for even a short while the quality of the vibes lessens dramatically!

We must only have increasingly dramatic vibes!

Craig: You are certifiably insane. Hilarious. But definitely insane. :)
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Emily on November 06, 2003, 01:43:27 PM: Why is a Mille Feuilles called a Napoleon outside of Quebec and, I'm assuming here, France?

Does it taste as sweet with another name? ;)
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Donald on November 06, 2003, 01:44:04 PM: Craig,

I too heard about Diva Donna being ill......I just hope she's better by Saturday the 15th!

You'll have to excuse Brucie.....he forgets that vinegar should mainly be used on Fish & Chips and not on people.

Looking forward to seeing you in NYC......we'll have such fun dishing dirt and talking trash!

So, the real question I have is, should I see TABOO? Saw DOTV last year and was so happy I got to experience that travesty first hand......am now wondering if TABOO is this season's DOTV.

Donald
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Post by: bk on November 06, 2003, 01:50:26 PM: Dear Donald:

Your photo is scaring me.

Dear Craig:

I do not like bees or flies or bugs of any kind so I always use vinegar. There is a method to my madness and a madness to my method.

Meanwhile, in late-breaking news, I feel like a cow patty right now.

Dear William F. Orr:

I am sorry the jury did what they did. But, that is the legal system for you. It's one of the reasons I walked away from my case - I felt and will always feel that I was in the right, but I wasn't willing to chance the vagaries of a jury trial, especially with people who have great wealth. But, you must stand tall you take whatever little comfort you can from the fact that your trial-mates will rot in hell, karma-wise. They will, at some point, get what they deserve, as all these people do.
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Post by: William E. Lurie on November 06, 2003, 01:51:01 PM: Maya ---
No I haven't seen it yet. In an interesting coincidence I have tickets for two days before the broadcast.

I did see this production at Encores but only two of the cast from that production remain. And it was one of the least cut books from an Encores show they have ever done.

Years ago a theatre where I had previously worked did WONDERFUL TOWN with Phyllis Diller. I went opening night and then a week later. Opening night Ms. Diller was terrified and it showed, but a week later she was great. This was where she met her 2nd husband (Warde Donovan) who played Bob opposite her Ruth.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 06, 2003, 01:51:39 PM: As intriguing and exciting as that WONDERFUL TOWN will be to see, I wish someone would get the rights clearances and package the CBS Rosalind Russell WONDERFUL TOWN from 1958. I watched it at the Museum of Television and Radio several years ago, and it was wonderful. And while they're clearing those rights, how about Julie Andrews' CINDERELLA and JULIE AND CAROL AT CARNEGIE HALL. The CDs of those shows are great, but to see them AND hear them would be SUPREME!
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Post by: Jay on November 06, 2003, 01:53:56 PM: Phyllis Diller in a singing role? And she was great?! I am agog.
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Post by: Jane on November 06, 2003, 01:57:41 PM: Finally, I got to use the “new” button. It was easier, but I wish it were also located on the first page.

Thanks BK-that’s what they said to me when I was a child, “plain Jane and no nonsense”. That or where’s Tarzan?
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Post by: Maya on November 06, 2003, 01:58:21 PM: Oh, wow, WEL--I had no idea that Phyllis Diller had ever done a musical! Jay pretty much captured my reaction!

I guess I have a fond spot in my heart for Wonderful Town, because while I was never in a production of it, I was in a recital at a theatre camp I went to about 5 years ago and I got to sing part of Christopher Street. The camp had a huge costume dept., I remember, and I scoured through it for hours until I found the most outré costume imaginible. I ended up looking like a cross between a clown and Norma Desmond!
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Matt H. on November 06, 2003, 01:59:45 PM: Donald, I think your picture is very sexy. However, I do have to admit for a split second, I thought it was Tony Randall playing Pan in THE SEVEN FACES OF DR. LAO.

So very sorry, WFO, about your news. I'll be thinking good thoughts for an appeal.
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: steveg on November 06, 2003, 02:00:44 PM: If I'm going to be on a desert island, whatever book, TV series, CD and movie better be something that bears repeated viewings/readings/hearings. I would choose:
Book: James Michner's "The Source"
CD: Barbra Streisand, The Second Album
TV series: The Dick Van Dyke Show
Movie: Citizen Kane
Title: Re:A TALE OF THE ALLERGIES' LIFE
Post by: Matthew on November 06, 2003, 02:09:04 PM: Jerry Herman, it's all about Jerry Herman these days... The desert island question:

CD - Tap Your Troubles Away - A JH Tribute
TV Series - Sex and the City
Movie - Pete's Dragon
Book - JH's auto-biography

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1685 Cordillaris Road, Redwood City, CA 94062

Ticket prices are $10/$5 and will be available at the door or by calling (650) 366-9544 in advance.

This show is a TON of fun and is hardly ever produced!! Come see and hear some of the best music written for the musical theatre,I guarentee you will be humming as you leave. Don't miss out.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 06, 2003, 02:09:23 PM: Oh my - I saw Miss Phyllis Diller do Hello, Dolly! in Chicago and she made the role her own. The audience was in hysterics at her interpretation - but her quiet moments were very touching, more ironic than I had seen them played. Singing was not bad, not GREAT, but certainly more than adequate.

She also at times would appear with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra - Phyllis is an accomplished concert pianist.

If you ever have a chance to see her, go on and go! She is still a lot of fun. She does a date now and then at the Beef & Boards Theatre here in Indy, and I always go with me friend John who is the President of the International Phyllis Diller Fan Club! ;D
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Post by: Kerry on November 06, 2003, 02:10:04 PM: DR MusicGuy and I are now the proud parents of 1 and 1/2 year old Border Collie mix. We have a new baby!!!! She was a stray who had been rescued, and when I saw her, something clicked, and I knew she was the right dog for us. the last few weeks have confirmed this, and she came to live with us on Tuesday (which is why I have been errant and truant). I did attempt to post this yestreday, but the file must have been too big. So, everyone, meet SUGAR
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Post by: Kerry on November 06, 2003, 02:12:18 PM: By the way, I have a pic saved as a word document . Anyone know how I can turn it into a jpeg or something this site will accept?
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Post by: Jane on November 06, 2003, 02:19:03 PM: The new button didn’t work as well as I thought, or I did something wrong.

WFO, I missed your sorry news. I’m hurting for you.
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Post by: Matt H. on November 06, 2003, 02:20:16 PM: Didn't Phyllis Diller do DOLLY in New York for a few months possibly after Pearl Bailey and before Ethel Merman? I could have sworn the order was: Channing, Ginger Rogers, Martha Raye, Betty Grable, Pearl Bailey, Phyllis Diller, Ethel Merman. (Of course, Bibi Osterwald spelled some of those ladies during vacations or illnesses, I think).

I also remember that David Merrick offered Jack Benny a king's ransom (queen's ransom) to play Dolly in drag for a few months, but he refused.
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Post by: Jane on November 06, 2003, 02:23:59 PM: Sugar is a cutie. Since she is part Border Collie I suggest you think about agility classes. Echo and I had fun in agility until the class time moved to 9:30-much too late for me.

Kerry, I will be looking for the answer to your question. My cartoon of a little Bernese Mountain do is a bit blurry. Better than the cartoon would be a baby picture of Echo.
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 06, 2003, 02:24:40 PM: Sorry to hear your news Bill. Appeals I assume are ultra expensive (as is any court case) and it is only the lawyers that win. "They will get theirs in the fullness of time". Karma.
DR Sugar & Family. A good news story. Congratulations. Hello from Fosca & Magnus too.
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Post by: Jrand73 on November 06, 2003, 02:30:27 PM: Yes, Phyllis was Dolly on Broadway for a bit!

Sugar....yes indeed, this is the beauty that drives men mad! ;D

I am going to see my nephew in his first high school choir show with the (in)famous Spotlighters!
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Post by: Jay on November 06, 2003, 02:35:15 PM: Now that you all have reminded me of Miss Diller's stint in Hello Dolly! I am somewhat less agog than before.
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Post by: bk on November 06, 2003, 02:37:04 PM: Late-breaking news: I just got a look at myself in the mirror and I look like I'm 108 years old. This is because I only slept two hours last night. Had I slept three hours I would only look 90.

I saw Miss Phyllis Diller in Hello, Dolly! on Broadway and she was faboo in every way. I've told the story here before so search for it - she had a mishap on her entrance and turned it into one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

I do believe we have crossed the Rubik's Cube with this post - I do believe that in the Daily Discussions we have just passed post number 3,000. Hoo and ray.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 06, 2003, 02:39:42 PM: Quote from: [size=2]Matt H.[/size] on November 06, 2003, 02:20:16 PM

I also remember that David Merrick offered Jack Benny a king's ransom (queen's ransom) to play Dolly in drag for a few months, but he refused.

He should have made the offer to Milton Berle.

Or, maybe, Ernest Borgnine?
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Post by: TCB on November 06, 2003, 02:51:44 PM: Yes, I second the comments from Jrand regarding Phyllis Diller. She was a very gifted pianist, and friends I knew that saw her do Dolly said she was wonderful. I know when I met her years ago, she was an absolute delight.

WFO: Perhaps those of us here at HHW didn't send strong enough vibes to you and Joe. If so, I think it was because we were all sure that justice would triumph. I am just shocked. I feel so bad for both of you. When my mother was killed, my sister and I were talked into letting the prosecutors accept a guilty plea on a lesser charge of manslaughter, rather than risk a jury trial, because as the King County prosecutor told us, "You can never count on a jury to be fair." (This is the same prosecutor who yesterday accepted the plea bargin in Seattle from the worst serial killer in U.S. history.)
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Post by: TCB on November 06, 2003, 02:54:18 PM: Kerry and Music Guy: Congratulations on your new addition. Welcome to your new home, Sugar,
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 06, 2003, 02:57:18 PM: I assume Dr François is marooned on that desert island sans computer!
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 06, 2003, 02:58:33 PM: 10 minutes or less to go TCB! I think I shall probably turn into a Pumpkin.
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Post by: Michael on November 06, 2003, 03:06:01 PM: Besides all those others I mentioned earlier this morning. I would bring with me a houseboy.

Sorry to hear about the way the trial went Bill
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Post by: bk on November 06, 2003, 04:01:04 PM: Hey, I'm sick here and it's NOT psychological. I need more excellent posts to help me feel better, don't you know.

I've got chills, I've got aches, I've got a headache from viewing twenty tapes in a row, I've got a runny nose - do I not deserve some excellent posts?

Oh, well, what can I do - I think it's psychological, that's what I think.
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Post by: Jane on November 06, 2003, 04:09:26 PM: Bruce, drink lots of liquids, go to bed and feel better by tomorrow.
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Post by: Craig on November 06, 2003, 04:09:38 PM: Bruce..

If you got chills.. are they multiplyin? And are you losin control?

If you've got aches.. have you also got the pain? Because we all want to know "Who's got the pain"
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Post by: bk on November 06, 2003, 04:15:26 PM: I, of course, have a pain when I do the mambo. Who am I, Prez Prado all of a sudden?
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Post by: Danise on November 06, 2003, 04:20:36 PM: Good evening all!

My most humble apologies to both Jane and Ann! That’s what comes of trying to rush a post in the early morning!

After some though my choices for CD would be: Michael Crawford–the Live CD.

Movie: Raiders of the Lost Ark.

The one thing I would bring to Dessert Island is a spoon! And if I had to, I’d bring the apple turn overs. Can you believe I turned down a piece of cake and ice cream today–as in said, “No, thank you!” Is that a sign that I am serious about losing a few pounds? Pray that it is so!

BK, sorry to hear your not feeling well. If your nose runs, do your feet smell? Don’t you hate it when that happens!

William F. Orr–I’m sorry but I’m not up to speed on that. I’m sorry things didn’t turn out for you in court. Whatever it was/is there is always the chance of an appeal, hopefully?

Thank you, Karma fairy!

I am tired tonight. I’m sooo looking forward to my nice 4 day weekend. I might go see “Starlight Express”. I’ve heard some of the music but never seen the show. Something to look forward to!

D
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Post by: Michael on November 06, 2003, 04:29:37 PM: The order of the Dollys on Broadway were

Carol Channing (Jan 16, 1964-Aug 7. 1965)
Ginger Rogers (Aug 9, 1965-Feb 25, 1967)
Martha Raye (Feb 27, 1967 - June 10, 1967)
Betty Grable ( Jun 12, 1967-Nov 5, 1967)
Bibi Osterwald (Nov 6, 1967-Nov 11, 1967)
Pearl Bailey (Nov 12, 1967 - December 24, 1967?)
Phyllis Diller Dec 26, 1969 - Mar 26, 1970)
Ethel Merman (Mar 28, 1970-Dec 27, 1970)

Then there were the Standbys:
Jo Anne Worley,
Bibi Osterwald (who went on a lot for Ginger Rogers and played it for a week before Bailey),
Thelma Carpenter (She went on for Bailey more than 100 times and eventually did Wednesday matinees and played the role when Miss Bailey left)
Marie Bryant (who I have never heard of).

From what I understand Carol Channing and Ethel Merman never missed a performance. Not sure about Miss Raye, Grable or Diller. Mr. Herman does not have nice things to say about Miss Raye.

Dollys on Tour

Dorothy Lamour
Eve Arden
Mary Martin
Carol Channing

London

Mary Martin 12/65
Dora Bryant 5/66

Film:
Barbra Streisand
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Post by: Jason on November 06, 2003, 04:31:38 PM: Methinks BK may have the dreaded flu.

I got two of my first three NetFlix movies today, so I can't write much as I have lots to watch, but I wanted to check in and say hi.

I hope Dear Diva Donna is feeling better this weekend...I'm supposed to see her on Sunday, and unfortunately I'm missing TABOO on Sat. night because of the Met. Oh, well...I need the money. I'm seeing WICKED tomorrow night and NEVER GONNA DANCE on Sat. afternoon. I'm quite excited! :)

Does anyone here have a solo recording of Mama Cass? Something made me think of her today and I was wondering if anyone had it...?

Book: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay...or perhaps a David Sedaris book for laughs.

CD: The Phantom of the Opera

Movie: 9 to 5. It always makes me laugh.
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Post by: Jason on November 06, 2003, 04:38:05 PM: Craig: We'll just have to celebrate your birthday a few days early, won't we? Hope things lighten up a bit at work...
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Post by: François on November 06, 2003, 04:39:40 PM: I'm here! I'm here!

Desert Island;

CD: ANTHONY WARLOW: On The Boards.

MOVIE: SNOW WHITE.

BOOK: KRITZERLAND. -- don't you "love" me, BK? --

TV SHOW: I'll go with td choice, if he was referring to the same show.....

THE JULIE ANDREWS HOUR: a 1985 special with Gene Kelly and the New Christy Minstrels.... Now, you can make fun of me :) 'cause I've NEVER seen it BUT I DO have a soundtrack tape of it I've played so often that it just feels like I've seen this show!

DR William ORR; my heart goes to you! Pardon my French but Justice sucks! Justice being in the hands of human beings will never be just, never be fair!

If you have the time AND the money, do appeal!
But you don't need our advice because I know YOU know what to do and you know what to expect ..... Good luck!
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Post by: td on November 06, 2003, 04:41:09 PM: FOR WILLIAM. . .
(http://www.cwpb.com/graphics/justice.jpg)
(http://www.a-sharp.com/kodp/art/justice.jpeg)
(http://www-dept.usm.edu/~union/justice.jpg)

and toss in a few better VIBES. . . .
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Post by: td on November 06, 2003, 04:44:37 PM: Quote from: François on November 06, 2003, 04:39:40 PM

TV SHOW: I'll go with td choice, if he was referring to the same show.....

THE JULIE ANDREWS HOUR: a 1985 special with Gene Kelly and the New Christy Minstrels.... Now, you can make fun of me :) 'cause I've NEVER seen it BUT I DO have a soundtrack tape of it I've played so often that it just feels like I've seen this show!

You are correct, mon ami!
I thought that we were allowed an entire series, though, which is why I chose Julie's brief hour-long variety series (as well as alotting me the opportunity to see her fab guest stars - - like Mr. Kelly, Maria von Trapp, et al - I would still get to hear her sing the songs she did on stage and film).
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Post by: bk on November 06, 2003, 04:45:45 PM: Now, Francois knows a BOOK! I'm leaving work now - too achy to continue, but I'm caught up anyway.
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Post by: François on November 06, 2003, 04:47:47 PM: Silly me!

NOT 1985, for that Julie Andrews Special; 20 years earlier! 1965!

Sorry!
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Post by: Danise on November 06, 2003, 04:54:58 PM: Rest is best. Herb tea is also good--I like Jasmine, it smells so wonderful and tastes so good.

Herb tea--then rest.

Be well.
D
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on November 06, 2003, 04:59:12 PM: DR Fransoy: You're here! Huzzah!

BK: It's definitely psycho something, I'm sure! Be it logical or somatical, I couldn't say. Maybe neurosis?

I am taking tomorrow off I am nearly totally thrilled about it.

Don't ask me why. No, I'm not up to 'splainin' it. But I'm gonna have a good time, I just feel it.

It's supposed to rain buckets tomorrow...and I've got firelogs and unread books and the makin's for some Irish coffee and/or daiquiris. Yep! I'd love another daiquiri...maybe a lime daiquiri this time.

Time to go home now, though. Time to think about dinner and what I want to sup on tonight. I had a nice chicken piccata with rice and veggies for lunch. But I want something just as nice tonight...I do. Maybe some poke chops.

That's the Li'l Abner in me...I love my poke chops!

And it's been forever since I had some grits. Maybe I'll have grits in the morning with my coffee and some bacon. I can almost taste those grits right now, all buttered and seasoned with salt and pepper.

Sartorial splendor check: I'm wearing a burgundy broadcloth shirt with charcoal Italian trousers and black dress shoes. My socks are black. My skivvies are CK grey.
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Post by: Andrea on November 06, 2003, 05:09:33 PM: Quote from: Danise on November 06, 2003, 04:20:36 PM

Movie: Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Ah, I'd go for the other end of the trilogy and take along Indian Jones and the Last Crusade: Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, River Phoenix (I think) and the hot blond german professor lady:)

Oh, and the dog-- never forget the dog!

Kisses and love to karma fairy
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Post by: Craig on November 06, 2003, 08:11:45 PM: FIRST post on today's thread on the new server.. woohooo!!
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Post by: MrMarkBakalor on November 06, 2003, 08:14:34 PM: You're such a geek.
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Post by: Emily on November 06, 2003, 08:19:53 PM: Third post on today's thread on the new server!

Whopee!

I didn't want Craig to feel geeky all by himself on his birthday ;)
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Post by: Matt H. on November 06, 2003, 08:26:09 PM: I LOVED THE JULIE ANDREWS HOUR, her weekly series that only lasted one season. They (ABC) gave it impossible time periods, but she had some wonderful shows during that one season. I'll never forget her version of "When You Wish Upon a Star" on her Disney-themed show, the best rendition of that song I've ever heard, and she took the high note at the end of it, something even the great Barbara Cook didn't attempt on her THE DISNEY ALBUM.

That was her only Emmy surprisingly. She didn't win for any of her specials with Carol Burnett (though the show and Carol won the first go-round), nor did her fabulous 1965 special with Gene Kelly win the big prize for her. Unfair but true.
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 06, 2003, 08:33:49 PM: With all this new "mirror" site etc I will probably end up going to live with the other six dwarfs. I have more of a "Thing" about blood than I have about "dwarfs". We are not really upsetting at all. Now that post should assure a few DRs that I have totally lost the plot. It is all to do with the shocking revelation that "Showboat" did not receive a Grammy award.
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Post by: François on November 06, 2003, 08:34:52 PM: DR MattH,

How sweet of you to say all those great things about Dame Julie!

She did sing WHISH UPON A TIME again in a Disney Special in 1985, I believe, all dressed up in white at Disneyland, CA. and her rendition again was without compare, and the best moment of the whole show!

So sad she can't warble anymore!
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Post by: td on November 06, 2003, 08:39:09 PM: I'm posting - gnitsop m'I

Nothing much to say now - won yas ot hcum gnihtoN
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 06, 2003, 08:42:05 PM: Now that was CUTE td.
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Post by: François on November 06, 2003, 08:48:04 PM: td's bilingual? --- hummm, this is NOT an insult!
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Post by: François on November 06, 2003, 08:52:45 PM: Lane and Broderick are going back to "The Producers" soon, and will got around $100,000 each per week.....

"Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?"
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Post by: François on November 06, 2003, 08:53:40 PM: In case anyone's looking for me, i'm at the Bar!
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Post by: bk on November 06, 2003, 08:56:24 PM: We iz propagatin', baby. Soon we will be finished propagatin' and then you'll be able to go directly to haineshisway.com and the forum as you always did.

The new notes will be on the new server (don't worry, just go where you always did and there will be a link that will whisk you away to the new server - and at the end of the notes, when you click on the board link as always, you will be taken to the new server. This little hiccup will only take a few hours for some, and a day or two for others, but, as I said, it's invisible, so carry on as always.
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Post by: td on November 06, 2003, 08:58:05 PM: Quote from: Tom from OZ on November 06, 2003, 08:42:05 PM
Now that was CUTE td.

Ah, shucks. . . . . .skcuhs, hA
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Post by: td on November 06, 2003, 09:00:17 PM: Quote from: François on November 06, 2003, 08:48:04 PM
td's bilingual? --- hummm, this is NOT an insult!

Since it's not an insult, how about joining me for a complimentary drink at the bar? ;)
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Post by: Matt H. on November 06, 2003, 09:03:45 PM: I'm sure that Lane and Broderick's 112 performances (or something like that) will sell out, but once they leave in April, the problem will still be with the producers of THE PRODUCERS: who do you get to follow these two who can bring in the patrons to sellout levels? For the show to sell out, it needs stars, something that shows like THE LION KING and MAMMA MIA have not relied upon.
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 06, 2003, 09:25:58 PM: I have been stupidly wondering why there were not any new posts and did not realise I should have been on page six. Maybe I have spent too long at the bar.
A few days ago BK was saying we were barren. Now we are "propagatin". No wonder I am confused.
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Post by: François on November 06, 2003, 09:30:18 PM: Thanks, td!

We can indulge! I've heard the drinks are on Nathan and Matthew! :D
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Post by: TCB on November 06, 2003, 09:50:51 PM: Mr Oz: Aren't you supposed to be out polishing your dingo?
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Post by: Laura II on November 06, 2003, 10:07:52 PM: DR WFO: I'm so sorry to hear about the trial. My thoughts and prayers will be with you and Joe.

To all: I spent a lovely three hours on the phone with Dear Swishy. She will probably be back next week, Weds or so. She has All-County Chorus tomorrow and Saturday, she's started her new job, and she made All-District Chorus. There is also good family news, but I want her to be able to share it with you. In the meantime, Maya and I are keeping her updated with all the posts.

I hope everyone has a wonderful day tomorrow! Feel better, bk!

Good vibes to all! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Oh, if you wouldn't mind, could you please keep my friend Laura's brother, Jon, in your thoughts and prayers? He has a tumor and will undergo surgery tomorrow. Thank you.
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Post by: Tomovoz on November 06, 2003, 10:09:29 PM: Also cute TCB! Polishing is all finished for the day. I saw a cute echidna today. I would not like to polish all those little needles (I thought it would be unseemly to mention the other term on this family site) which remind me of .....
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Post by: bk on November 06, 2003, 10:17:51 PM: We're actually doing very well today - because when we shut down the other board to use the new server about twenty posts got nuked, or anything between 5:30 and 6:45 or thereabouts.

I'm so not feeling well, although I'm doing a bit better than at work - my chills have abated somewhat. I got a really early copy of the new Alien box set today - it's nine discs and is pretty amazing. I'm slogging slowly through the extras first. Also got an early copy of the SE of The Two Towers.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on November 06, 2003, 10:21:51 PM: I was sure I posted this afternoon, but I can't find it. I must have been nuked.
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Post by: bk on November 06, 2003, 11:19:08 PM: Only if you posted after 5:30, although I don't remember seeing one of your posts.

Hopefully, the propagating is proceeding apace.
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Post by: George on November 06, 2003, 11:45:07 PM: [move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~ GREATEST VIBES TO WFO & JOE!! ~~~[/move]

Welcome Back DR LuLu :D

Quote
Today’s topic of discussion: If you were on a desert island and you had to choose one movie, one book, one CD (no homemade compilations allowed) and one television series that you could have with you, what would your choices be?

TV Series: "South Park." I started watching it in the middle of the first season and as much as I liked it, I just didn't watch it for very long, mainly because there was no other show that I watched that was around the same time of night that it was on (that was an unseemly sentence). Recently I discovered several other shows that are on Comedy Central and have started watching "South Park" on a regular basis. I'd like to see the whole series from the beginning, even the episodes yet to be made, for as long as it's made. Or maybe "The Simpsons" because there are 13 years (so far) of episodes to watch and I like Groening's kind of humor, as well.

Movies: I can't choose just one: “Singing In the Rain” and “The Muppet Movie.” I love both of these movies.

CD: I can't choose just one CD, either: I would have to have the entire Stephen Sondheim oeuvre on as many CDs as it takes.

Book: another cheat: it would have to be a specially published 3-in-1 "Benjamin Kritzer Saga"... or you could call it "The Many Lives of Benjamin Krizter" or something like that. Either that or the 5-volume "Hitchhiker's Guide To the Galaxy" trilogy, which has been published in one volume...I think.

And a never-EVER-needs-servicing VCR/DVD/CD/TV player with an unlimited power source. Otherwise, what would be the point of it all? ;D
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Post by: bk on November 07, 2003, 12:04:23 AM: Again, I want to say how well we did today - we probably really had close to two hundred posts, but some were lost when we switched to the new server. New notes are going up momentarily. If you haven't propagated, fear not, just go as you always do to the notes and with one simple click you'll be whisked away to notesland.