Topic: LEARNING CHOREOGRAPHY (Read 26461 times)

Jane · « **Reply #120 on:** April 06, 2008, 02:16:38 PM »

Sherlock would have found that trunk awkward to maneuver & our bed is only 26" high. We hunted & hunted & finally found our great steps at http://petloader.com. A bit pricey but nothing else worked.

There are two of us to keep Sherlock from rolling off the bed once he is on it. Even with both of us he has rolled right over me & off the bed before I could catch him.

TCB · « **Reply #121 on:** April 06, 2008, 02:39:29 PM »

Quote from: TCB on April 06, 2008, 01:37:19 PM

I haven't heard back from my friend today, so he may not have been thrilled with my nitpicky comments about his book.

I have now heard from my friend, the writer (actually 3 times), and he was quite happy with my comments.

bk · « **Reply #122 on:** April 06, 2008, 02:40:53 PM »

I gotta tell you.

Michael · « **Reply #123 on:** April 06, 2008, 02:44:21 PM »

Quote from: Danise on April 06, 2008, 10:03:19 AM

I was so sorry to learn of the passing of Charlton Heston.

And now we can get that rifle from his "Cold dead hands" to quote Mr. Heston the former president of the NRA.

TCB · « **Reply #124 on:** April 06, 2008, 02:45:25 PM »

Those of us who were unable to access the site this morning probably had a good four or five hundred posts in us that we were unable to post!

Jane · « **Reply #125 on:** April 06, 2008, 02:48:18 PM »

Quote from: TCB on April 06, 2008, 02:39:29 PM

I have now heard from my friend, the writer (actually 3 times), and he was quite happy with my comments.

I was just about to tell you I'm sure he was pleased with your comments-glad he beat me to it.

Jane · « **Reply #126 on:** April 06, 2008, 02:49:39 PM »

Michael S, what is the photo on your avatar?

How are you feeling?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #127 on:** April 06, 2008, 02:50:28 PM »

Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... And, well, I've been up, and I would have posted sooner, but.. well, ya' know..

TCB · « **Reply #128 on:** April 06, 2008, 02:51:26 PM »

Isn't that his movie extra role with Hugh Grant?

TCB · « **Reply #129 on:** April 06, 2008, 02:52:10 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on April 06, 2008, 02:50:28 PM

Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... And, well, I've been up, and I would have posted sooner, but.. well, ya' know..

No, but I would sure like you to tell me.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #130 on:** April 06, 2008, 02:55:05 PM »

It's been grey/gray and overcast all day here in NYC. Temperature-wise, it wasn't too bad when I headed out earlier for another brief set of auditions, but over the past couple of hours, it's gotten noticeably cooler. -And it looks like that forecasted drizzle will also be starting soon.

However, that didn't stop me from taking a nice walk from 50th street all the way up to 96th. I had originally just planned to walk up to Columbus Circle and grab the train there like I usually do, but since the audition was so short, and since I had a few extra hours to myself, I just kept walking. From block to block, subway station to subway station until I ended back over at Central Park West to catch the C train at 96th. -Oh, and I did stop into Levain for one of their Artichoke Heart and Gruyere Thin-Crust Pizzas. And a cookie, of course.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #131 on:** April 06, 2008, 03:00:30 PM »

I also stopped by Carnegie Hall to pick up my tickets for Nathan Gunn's upcoming recital, and I went ahead and treated myself to a ticket to Bryn Terfel's recital at the end of the month too.

Jane · « **Reply #132 on:** April 06, 2008, 03:01:11 PM »

Quote from: TCB on April 06, 2008, 02:51:26 PM

Isn't that his movie extra role with Hugh Grant?

Beats me.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #133 on:** April 06, 2008, 03:01:26 PM »

Quote from: TCB on April 06, 2008, 02:52:10 PM

No, but I would sure like you to tell me.

Well, you'll have to wait for my book then.

TCB · « **Reply #134 on:** April 06, 2008, 03:03:04 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on April 06, 2008, 02:55:05 PM

-Oh, and I did stop into Levain for one of their Artichoke Heart and Gruyere Thin-Crust Pizzas.

I am sure glad that wasn't a cookie flavor!

Jane · « **Reply #135 on:** April 06, 2008, 03:03:05 PM »

DR Jose-pizza sounds good.

There are clean sheets on the bed, the laundry has all been done as well, dishes are all washed & the mother-in-law has been called. The rain has stopped for now so I think I'll take a walk. I don't feel like walking in the mud so I doubt I will go far.

TCB · « **Reply #136 on:** April 06, 2008, 03:04:08 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on April 06, 2008, 03:01:26 PM

Well, you'll have to wait for my book then.

Couldn't I just read the Enquirer?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #137 on:** April 06, 2008, 03:05:38 PM »

Quote from: TCB on April 06, 2008, 03:04:08 PM

Couldn't I just read the Enquirer?

Well, you could. But you'd have to get the UK editions.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #138 on:** April 06, 2008, 03:12:56 PM »

DR Danise - Glad to hear that you had a good night's sleep on your new bed. I'm sure Bear and Sheena will get used to the new piece of furniture in the room sooner rather than later.

Ginny · « **Reply #139 on:** April 06, 2008, 03:14:42 PM »

Sunday evening greetings! I was so tired after work yesterday that I just came home and collapsed. Tried to log on this morning before leaving for church in Cincinnati and, well, you know...

Anyway, it's a bee-yoo-tee-ful day here in SW Ohio! Sunny, breezy, high 60s. You can just see everyone's mood lifting (except for my aunt, but that's another story...)

Richard officiated at Morning Prayer today and delivered a sermon on Isaiah 40:1-11 into which he wove recorded excerpts from Handel's Messiah. One of the parishoners declared it "imaginative" and "creative" and I've requested he file it away for delivery again someday when he has a live choir behind him.

After church and lunch, we did a shopping errand for him, one for me, and made a grocery stop for my mother and aunt. We delivered the groceries to them at the retirement community and finally got home at 5:30pm EDT. Where'd my weekend go?

Ginny · « **Reply #140 on:** April 06, 2008, 03:17:16 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on April 06, 2008, 03:00:30 PM

I also stopped by Carnegie Hall to pick up my tickets for Nathan Gunn's upcoming recital, and I went ahead and treated myself to a ticket to Bryn Terfel's recital at the end of the month too.

DR Jose - Bryn Terfel! Richard and I want to see him in recital someday - is the CH date the beginning of a US tour?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #141 on:** April 06, 2008, 03:20:46 PM »

Quote from: Ginny on April 06, 2008, 03:17:16 PM

DR Jose - Bryn Terfel! Richard and I want to see him in recital someday - is the CH date the beginning of a US tour?

I'm not sure he's on a recital tour right now. I think it's just something that got scheduled since he's singing at the Met this Spring. -At least I think he is.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #142 on:** April 06, 2008, 03:35:18 PM »

And courtesy of Irving Berlin...

The theatuh, the theatuh
What's happened to the theatuh
Especially where dancing is concerned

Chaps
Who did taps
Aren't tapping anymore
They're doing choreography

Chicks
Who did kicks
Aren't kicking anymore
They're doing choreography

Heps
Who did steps
That would stop the show in days that used to be

Through the air they keep flying
Like a duck that is dying
Instead of dance
It's choreography

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #143 on:** April 06, 2008, 03:36:46 PM »

And speaking of Irving Berlin... One of the young women who came into audition today sang "Just In Time". She had a lead sheet for it. The notes were fine, the chords were correct, however, the composer was listed as "Irving Berlin". WRONG!!!!!!!!

bk · « **Reply #144 on:** April 06, 2008, 03:42:24 PM »

Rehearsal is almost over, so I'll be back on from the home environment.

MBarnum · « **Reply #145 on:** April 06, 2008, 03:43:31 PM »

DR Danise, very happy that the new bed is so comfy!!

MBarnum · « **Reply #146 on:** April 06, 2008, 03:49:10 PM »

I am just now getting to a Bollywood movie for this weekend...UPKAR (1967) is quiet good, a has a strong socialist bent to it. The photography is magnificent and the musical numbers are all very patriotic...all about taking care of the land and the people and using birth control and not being greedy or mean.

Stars Manoj Kumar (who wrote and directed the film) and one of my favorite leading ladies, Asha Parekh, and supported by Pran, Aruna Irani, and David.

TCB · « **Reply #147 on:** April 06, 2008, 03:51:33 PM »

Nathan Gunn..................

I have really got to go back and reread BILLY BUDD.

TCB · « **Reply #148 on:** April 06, 2008, 04:03:34 PM »

Quote from: TCB on April 06, 2008, 03:51:33 PM

Nathan Gunn..................

I have really got to go back and reread BILLY BUDD.

How about it, MBarnum, would that make an opera lover out of you?

elmore3003 · « **Reply #149 on:** April 06, 2008, 04:07:39 PM »

Quote from: TCB on April 06, 2008, 03:51:33 PM

Nathan Gunn..................

I have really got to go back and reread BILLY BUDD.

It's the gayest non-gay novel in American lit!

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