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Well, you've read the notes, they couldn't take the notes away from you, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they'll be home soon and they can't take that away from them.
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And the word of the day is: PROLEPSIS!
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Will we never get to page two?
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No one in the jernt but me.
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Would a nude production of MACBETH at sea be called
DANES AT SEA?
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That's all I got.
I can't even think of any opening shots!
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TOD: How about David Lynch's Blue Velvet?
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DR François - you stunned me with those YouTube clips last night...they were, each and every one, amazing! Thank you.... :)
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And the word of the day is: PROLEPSIS!
A PROLEPSIS anticipates effects before they happen, rather like throwing a stone into a pond causes RIPPLES, SO I guess I don't have to throw this stone after all, because you should get the point.
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Good morning, Elmore.
Why are we awake?
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Technically, I know why I'm awake. I have to get to work.
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Good morning, all! And a special one to DR S. Woody White! Why are we up? Much as I hate to say it, I think it's because we have to be. Are you working today? I have a trek to Toyland to dig out LADY OF THE SLIPPER scores to continue the editing.
Last night, before dinner with our DR Jose, I had a lovely conversation with the head of the Institute about the project and other various subjects, all of which were interesting and promising. I think he was as puzzled as we all were over losing the potential new office but he seems happy - as are we all - that another space has come up.
BK, I hope things work out well with NYMF, but it's reccently come to my attention that each of their productions is required to raise its own funding. I thought that NYMF funded everything, so it shows one can work on three of their productions and remain clueless! I hope this potential producer has a nice bank account. DR Jose and I went to a NYMF-produced reading recently and after the two readings, the money was lined up for the production. It had great lyrics and music but it's book was in need of work.
TOD: All I can think of is TOM JONES, mostly because its "silent film" opening sequence was no unique in 1964. It's still one of my favorite movies. The BBC version with Max Beesly may be more faithful to Henry Fielding's comic novel, but a lot of the BBC production's look and casting choices reflect a big debt to Tony Richardson's film.
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Loved the dog story from DR SWW yesterday....who opened the door?
Hearing the plans for the NYC-HHW soiree is very exciting, and we here in the hinterlands expect LOTS of photos and commentary!
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Today is a workday for me as well. It is Miss Trish's first day back at work since losing her husband.....she has been missed, and I hope she will be okay.
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TOD:
A lot of classic films....so I will mention a NON-classic.
HARLOW...with Miss Carroll Baker. As Mr Neal Hefti's lovely theme plays, we follow a few people as a movie studio comes to life....
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Yes, in fact I own TWO kurtas.....and I wear them on special occasions.
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Off to work on this rainy Saturday in June.
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TOD: I like some of those opening shots where you can't tell what youre looking at but it soon will be revealed, like CABARET and QUIZ SHOW.
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Yes, in fact I own TWO kurtas.....and I wear them on special occasions.
TWO kurtas, no waiting.
By special occasions, do you mean a HHW gathering?
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Good morning, HHW!
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TOD:
Ah, opening scenes! Very important IMHO.
SUNSET BOULEVARD
SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE
Those off the top of my head. Will post others as they come to mind.
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I really enjoyed the discussion about dreams the other day. I had no idea that so many people had such interesting dreams. I thank all of you who shared your dreams.
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Has anyone here ever played with the Subservient Chicken?
http://www.subservientchicken.com/
You just type in the box what you want the chicken to do. Burger King sure has an interesting marketing department!
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Allerges have been plaguing me all week since I went to that concert in the rain, so I am going in search of some sort of drug that I hope will do the trick.
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TOD:
SUNSET BLVD
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
GONE WITH THE WIND
FUNNY GIRL
WEST SIDE STORY
EXCALIBUR
CONTACT
STAR WARS
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK
THE APARTMENT
The Indiana Jones movies' dissolve into the Paramount logo
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Larry - Just for future reference, the NYMF website doss clearly state what costs NYMF covers and what it doesn't cover. Scroll down to the second of the "Frequently Asked Questions" at this link.
http://www.nymf.org/Page-101.html
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TOD
The Sound of Music
is the one that comes to mind right off the bat
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Allerges have been plaguing me all week since I went to that concert in the rain, so I am going in search of some sort of drug that I hope will do the trick.
I took a homeopathic remedy by NatraBio for many years and it helped me more than the drugs. I used the one specifically for sinus problems. Available at many health food stores for $8 or $9.
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Mornin' DR Jeanne ~ Where are all the HHWers? You'd think it was a Saturday morning or something. Looks like just you and me in the joint -- unless of course there are a bunch of lurkers not posting....
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Will we never get to page two?
Comin' right up!
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For Tom:
What is the story behind Federicci (sp?) the Aussie opera ghost?
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TOD: The James Bond movies and the way they'd always do something artistic and clever with the females at the opening as they played the new theme song -- just saw (finally) Casino Royale the other day and was disappointed that they only used graphics ...
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Good morning!
Back to hot weather now, so the A/C flipped on and off all night. I don't see that changing now for at least three months.
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Mornin' DR Jeanne ~ Where are all the HHWers? You'd think it was a Saturday morning or something. Looks like just you and me in the joint -- unless of course there are a bunch of lurkers not posting....
I amend that cause DR Jeanne disappeared and two men took her place -- mornin' DRs Matt and Michael
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I spent part of the morning continuing to wade through the enormous number of special features on THE LAST MIMZY disc. For a single disc release, this thing is crammed to the top with bonuses, and it also offers DVD-ROM capabilities for more content on the web.
There is a reasonably lengthy featurette on almost every aspect of putting this sci-fi film for families together. (And that's not counting the Infinifilm features that you can turn on or off as you watch the movie.)
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Good morning, DR Miss Karen. My, you're up early.
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When I finished with THE LAST MIMZY. I put DAYLIGHT into the player, and was just about blown through the wall with the enormous sound FOR THE CREDITS! I didn't remember that at all, but I'm thinking when I restart the film later, I might have to lower the colume a bit for fear of blowing some speakers. Universal has this cranked WAY UP.
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Also, I want to finsh BILLY WILDER SPEAKS which I'll probably watch as I eat lunch. I can't be cooking while it's on because he speaks much of it in German, and I have to be able to read the subtitles.
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Exciting news about The Brain and NYC -- as I've been hoping The Brain would be invited, I forgot all about the fact that it takes money to do this theatrical stuff -- especially those musicals.... Here's hoping all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place for you and The Brain, bk.
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I've had THE MAN WHO LOVED WOMEN (Blake Edwards remake) on my to-watch DVD shelf for a couple of years now (bought used for a couple of dollars), but I noticed last night that Universal's HD Channel is now showing it in high def, so I got the DVR to capture it, and I'll probably watch it tonight after I finish DAYLIGHT.
I loved Julie Andrews in it, of course, and I remember Kim Basinger making a big splash at the time in this film. Haven't seen it since I saw it in the theater all those years ago.
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Glad bk enjoyed THE SOPRANOS. I found some of the meditative stuff this season more interesting that the killings and mayhem, though I admit the murder he alluded to yesterday was one of THE highlights of the season unquestionably.
I also got fed up with AJ for much of the season (he's always been my least favorite Soprano), but I have to admit he did make me laugh with the way he could be SO manipulated by current trends and by the women he'd fall for.
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Memorable opening scene:
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS as the family parades through the kitchen offering tips on improving the ketchup.
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BK ~ AND congrats on having The Brain invited to the festival. I saw on the fest's website that they got hundreds of scripts submitted for the open category, and only invited 18, so no telling how many were in the nominated/recommended category, so to be among the 12 invited from that category is an honor.
So way to go no matter what happens!!
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up!
...And since everyone in the apartment is working this afternoon, I should jump in the shower sooner than later... So...
Laters...
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Chariots of Fire (the shot combined with the music)
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Good morning, DR Miss Karen. My, you're up early.
Hi DR Matt ~ Yep, places to go, things to do -- so I'd better get to it! Have a good one.
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I've got some things to tend to myself, so good bye for now.
WBBL.
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Yes, in fact I own TWO kurtas.....and I wear them on special occasions.
I would like to see a Jrand in a Kurta -- you must post a photo ...
hey, another book title -- A Jrand in a Kurta
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Hi DR Jane ~ Is everyone delivered safe and sound? And how is Sherlock of the Giant Paws? You must post a recent photo.
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I sure want a lot of photos these days, huh? -- it's just I need some visuals...
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Now, I really must scat, scram, scamper away...
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DR François, thanks for the Betty Hutton clips.
DR elmore-Good news your office will stay put for awhile longer. More vibes a new office is found soon, and it is better than the ones you lost.
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Hi Miss Karen. Everyone was delivered safe & sound, I think the cat is still sound. They arrived in Pittsburgh a just before 1:00 this morning. Yogi, the dog, was thrilled to see Ioana.
I do need new photos of Sherlock. We will have to take some of him this week. He is such an amazingly GOOD puppy.
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Good Morning! once again....
DR Jane - Good to know that Ioana and her cat made it safe and sound to Pittsburgh. :)
*I actually know an "Ioana" here in NYC, but she American-Indian not Eastern European.
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Why do obviously extremely sick people come to public places department: I am so angry at a croup-ridden lady who came to Gabe's swimteam the other morning. She walked by me twice (even though I moved) and coughed all over me, and I am now sicker than a dog. Oy.
I finally got around to listening to the 110 revival cast yesterday. To say I was disappointed may be the understatement of this year. What a waste! Even Audra doesn't sound great, but the whole score is butchered IM(not so H)O. This is probably my favorite early 60s musical score (my sister got to see it right before it closed in 1964 and brought the OCR back home when I was quite young, and I just fell in love with it), but this new recording is a travesty. End of rant.
Watched some DVD extra that had BK's close personal friend Nick Redman on screen in an IV. May I just say that BK's close personal friend Nick Redman is also very reminiscent of BK, appearance, if not voice, wise. They could be brothers if you ask me. I was also interested to see that said extras were produced by Trailer Park, which just happens to be where DS Betsy's brother works.
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Well, this was sort of a surprise...
Disney's Tarzan to Close July 8 (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/109086.html)
*At least they got a full two weeks notice. -And I'm guessing Disney did not want to take away from Beauty & The Beast's upcoming closing. ???
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HHW LA contingent alert: We will be in LA for a few days around August 10 or so for our nephew's Bar Mitzvah, which will be a cozy little affair attended by a few thousand of his parents' closest friends (no joke). Maybe we could do a quick breakfast or lunch or something.
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JMK-Feel better soon.
Jose-How does the Ioana you know pronounce her name, with an I sound or an E?
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Hmm... Well, I have a bit of time before I head down to the theatre. The pit equipment is not turned on until 12:30 (that's another union), so if I got there earlier, well...
Now I can just take surf, read and post at my leisure for a bit.
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JMK-Feel better soon.
Jose-How does the Ioana you know pronounce her name, with an I sound or an E?
She pronounces basically like her name is spelled, it's almost phonetic:
EE-OH-AH-NA
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Our kitchen remodel starts next week. Pray for Rosemary's Baby. We're going out to buy our new fridge and range this morning. Sears has a 12% cashback sale that ends today. Growing up in a Sears family, I always default to Kenmore appliances.
Jane: we'll be in Ashland on our return trip from the Bar Mitzvah. I think we get there on August 17. We have OSF tickets for Taming that night, but maybe we can see you, Keith and Sherlock sometime that day or Saturday morning, if you're in town.
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Our kitchen remodel starts next week. Pray for Rosemary's Baby. We're going out to buy our new fridge and range this morning. Sears has a 12% cashback sale that ends today. Growing up in a Sears family, I always default to Kenmore appliances.
Jane: we'll be in Ashland on our return trip from the Bar Mitzvah. I think we get there on August 17. We have OSF tickets for Taming that night, but maybe we can see you, Keith and Sherlock sometime that day or Saturday morning, if you're in town.
Did you consult with DR DearReaderLaura about your kitchen remodel? Or did you she take a look at your bathroom? ;)
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MISS KAREN,
didn't mean to ignore you earlier. I must have just left.
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Did you consult with DR DearReaderLaura about your kitchen remodel? Or did you she take a look at your bathroom? ;)
Sorry, don't get the reference.
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This is sort of a little "late", but... Better late than never...
PAGE 3 LEE REMICK (and Amy Irving) "THE COMPETITION" DANCE!!!!!!
(http://www.littlereview.com/remick/gray/compet.jpg)
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Sorry, don't get the reference.
Well, as long as others do. ;)
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Hmm... I did have some oatmeal earlier, but I think I'm going to make a smoothie now... Blueberry and pineapple, I think...
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Sorry, don't get the reference.
REALLY, REALLY hope your kitchen remodel goes well--NOT like DR LAURA's bathroom. Even my bathroom remodel is behind schedule--and I have a wonderful contractor and no subs!
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JMK you just answered my first question. :)
2nd question, are you traveling minus the dogs?
And just as I’m about to ask the third question I realize we might not be here, dang. If only you were coming to Ashland first. I’ll have to let you know since your Ashland date is during Craig’s short summer break. We will be very disappointed if we don’t get to see you, and we were hoping you could stay here.
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JMK, Kenmore still has a good reputation. Good luck on keeping your sanity during the remodeling.
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Hmm... I did have some oatmeal earlier, but I think I'm going to make a smoothie now... Blueberry and pineapple, I think...
Yep. And Yum! And Healthy too!
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"I'm Yum and Healthy...."
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From the musical, 46th Street.*
*Restaurant Row.
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I took a homeopathic remedy by NatraBio for many years and it helped me more than the drugs. I used the one specifically for sinus problems. Available at many health food stores for $8 or $9.
Thanks---I have one nearby so I'll check!
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Thanks---I have one nearby so I'll check!
I also like - and have had good results - with Boiron's Sinusalia and their Allergy remedy too.
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Well, time to head in for the matinee.
Again.. ;)
Laters...
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Gee, I started posting without realizing that I was still on yesterday. It isn't locked.
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We are having company today & I have cooking & cleaning to do. If I suddenly get organized I'll be back later, otherwise not until tomorrow.
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Well, this was sort of a surprise...
Disney's Tarzan to Close July 8 (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/109086.html)
*At least they got a full two weeks notice. -And I'm guessing Disney did not want to take away from Beauty & The Beast's upcoming closing. ???
Too bad Disney didn't think to bring Ted McGinley in to play Gaston in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST before they announced the closing. Then they could blame him in another area of Show Biz.
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What has Ted McGinley been blamed for in the past? I've generally liked his performances.
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What has Ted McGinley been blamed for in the past? I've generally liked his performances.
It has been said "unfairly" that every time Ted is cast in a comedy series it is either cancelled or begins a downward spiral. I have always enjoyed watching him, and just plain looking at him.
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Exciting news about The Brain and NYC -- as I've been hoping The Brain would be invited, I forgot all about the fact that it takes money to do this theatrical stuff -- especially those musicals.... Here's hoping all the pieces of the puzzle fall into place for you and The Brain, bk.
So do I!!
DBF listened to the cd and was very impressed also! He is a movie buff and remembers a lot of the sci fi movies of that era. You get a thumbs up from him also!
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Well, we're also having our downstairs bathroom remodeled, too (but it's fairly minor--new floor and sink).
Forgot to mention in my 110 rant--also got the Nancy Drew set and watched the first one last night. I have never seen such a bad print for such a supposedly "major" release (I know it's a niche set, but still). Horrible vinegar syndrome in several places plus some really weird phasing distortions that I'm thinking came from them trying to combine different elements. Still, a fun film. I loved the kid playing Ted Nickerson. I bet MBarnum knows all about him. ;)
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Off to spend several thousand dollars on appliances. I told Betsy I think we're going to singlehandedly put the kibosh on the Fred Meyer Rewards card. We're already up to over $600 cash back just on this quarter alone, and that will probably climb to at least $700 or $800 after today's purchases. The fools changed the rules last month so that you get 1 point for every dollar (2 for every FM dollar spent) instead of for every 5 dollars. So we just use the card for everything and pay off the balance every month.
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Dakota, nice to see you back posting. You are not allowed to just disappear without prior approval from a two-thirds majority.
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No joke--I just saved a bunch switching our car insurance to Geico!! Over $700 a year. I'm impressed. Hopefully it will go down even more once DS Betsy's speeding ticket drops off the radar (so to speak). And this means when I sing "Remind Me" at my gigs I can actually say I'm a Geico customer!
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Good Luck with the remodel JMK!!
My parents have always had good luck with Kenmore or GE products.
If I recollect properly, DR Laura has also redone her kitchen also besides her bathroom.
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Why do obviously extremely sick people come to public places department: I am so angry at a croup-ridden lady who came to Gabe's swimteam the other morning. She walked by me twice (even though I moved) and coughed all over me, and I am now sicker than a dog. Oy.
I finally got around to listening to the 110 revival cast yesterday. To say I was disappointed may be the understatement of this year. What a waste! Even Audra doesn't sound great, but the whole score is butchered IM(not so H)O. This is probably my favorite early 60s musical score (my sister got to see it right before it closed in 1964 and brought the OCR back home when I was quite young, and I just fell in love with it), but this new recording is a travesty. End of rant.
I believe if you flip back a couple of days' posts you will read similar comments from me about this new 110. I boil it all down to Little Red Hat - like many of the numbers, they change the feel so much (always, I'm sure, in the interest of being "different") it just becomes a travesty. It happens over and over in this version, and, much as I love and adore Jonathan Tunick, his orchestrations are not a patch on the butt cheeks of Hershey Kay's originals.
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Dakota, nice to see you back posting. You are not allowed to just disappear without prior approval from a two-thirds majority.
I will remember that good sir!
Mother nature has been playing havoc with the phonelines here.. We had 45 - 70 mile winds earlier in the week.
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There are some instances that revivals are good and other where they should never be done especially if the original still holds its own or unique bearing. REvivals often scare me.
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The NYMF thing is a very long story that began last February when I was contacted by a person who told me he'd read the LA Times review and heard the CD and loved it. This person alleged that he was a "producer." We looked him up on the Internet and found he did have something to do with two shows at NYMF last year, although I don't think it was as a producer. But, I sent him the script, and he loved it and said he was in and wanted to be involved. I told him right then to submit it to NYMF and he told me he would.
Over the months I had few e-mails from him, some initiated by my queries, and a couple that emanated from him first. His story changed a couple of times about WHEN he'd sent it to NYMF and it came to light he was in charge of merchandising for the Altar Boyz tour (read, he sold souvenirs). I began to get a bad feeling about this yokel, and I asked Merrill Grant to send her friend at NYMF a CD and I asked elmore if he could find out anything. But that was rather late in the game, and it was all very annoying to me.
I called Merrill last week to see if she could find out if they'd actually ever heard the CD, even though I pretty much knew too much time had gone by. She got an e-mail from the head of NYMF implying they hadn't, and that the timing was good as a show had just fallen out. I overnighted them a script and CD and reviews (we all know THAT story) and got an e-mail yesterday saying that people had liked it and asking if I was prepared to say yes.
I told them that I was prepared to say yes as long as I knew the details. I've known all along that we would have to fund the production, and we'll have to deal with that immediately if it works out. The dates they gave me are all okay, but I'm waiting to hear which venue it is (it has to work for the show or there's no point in doing it) exactly how much we have to raise, what we have to pay the actors and musicians, etc. As soon as I have those details, then I have to have a few conversations, then I can give them an answer. It would be great to do it, of course. I'm supposed to have a phoner today, and hopefully that will happen and I can get the skinny or, at the very least, the fat.
Again, if it were to happen, there would be much work to do very quickly, including having to cast the show with mostly NY people, save for a handful of our LA folks. And just as importantly, I'd have to find a NY musical director instantly, book the band, and most important of all, find either a general manager or a producer who will oversee everything.
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What has Ted McGinley been blamed for in the past? I've generally liked his performances.
ExACTly! He has always delivered precisely what he was hired to deliver...and we often got more than that.
It's the curse of the "pretty face" that started out in a TV show (in McGinley's case, he was the photographer on "The Love Boat" when his star began to climb).
He was dead-on terrific in "Married With Kids" as the bimbo husband of a banker (played by Amanda Bearse), Al Bundy's next-door neighbor.
McGinley was terrific as the football captain jock asshole in "Revenge of the Nerds".
McGinley is a solid performer in all respects.
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Hmm... I did have some oatmeal earlier
Did you wash the bowl?
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ExACTly! He has always delivered precisely what he was hired to deliver...and we often got more than that.
It's the curse of the "pretty face" that started out in a TV show (in McGinley's case, he was the photographer on "The Love Boat" when his star began to climb).
He was dead-on terrific in "Married With Kids" as the bimbo husband of a banker (played by Amanda Bearse), Al Bundy's next-door neighbor.
McGinley was terrific as the football captain jock asshole in "Revenge of the Nerds".
McGinley is a solid performer in all respects.
I totally agee, Ron, I said that he was unfairly blamed. Everytime you see his name in a project, the doomsayers start proclaiming the death of that particular show.
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I've been up since 7:45 a.m. I had a light breakfast (banana), drove to my office to pick up my Deep Discount package that arrived yesterday, drove to a car wash and got "The Works" (everything inside and out except air freshener), went to one of my favorite neighborhood markets (Piedmont Grocery), and now I'm home and in shorts and enjoying the fruits of my labors from yesterday.
I worked my butt off yesterday, moving stuff out onto the balcony and rearranging furniture so I could steam clean my carpet. It was an evolution of several hours, but I finally finished most of it (one section that I used to avoid all the other sections remains to be done, along with my bedroom). As the carpet was drying out, I transferred 85% of my DVD collection of TV shows into an aluminum storage case. To wit: I removed said DVDs from their keep cases and put them into protective sleeves. I removed liner art that was removable and will save it.
One of the drawbacks to TV series on DVD, however, is that you get special packaging that unfolds and reveals two DVDs per section...it's all cardboard and plastic. Some of the packaging includes detailed information on each episode...and it's always part of the folded-out package. The dilemma: To save or to toss out.
The point of doing all this is to "save space"...to rid myself of space-consuming packaging. Some of the DVDs are in packaging so splendid I cannot fathom throwing it out. The other side of the dilemma is that if I ever wish to re-sell any of these -- or should my
"heirs" wish to do so -- there will be no original packaging to make the value significant (if, in fact, it would be).
I can, of course, save it all and put it in storage. My DVDs will be with me...and all the re-sale material would be available should I need it.
Sigh.
I kept my DVD player going all afternoon....several emotional episodes of "Ghost Whisperer" from season 1, and an episode of "Touching Evil" that added some cool, detached mystery to the atmosphere.
Last night was, sadly, the series finale of "Stargate: SG-1". The writers did not disappoint me. It was a very nice, fitting ending to the TV series (and left the door open to possibilities for specials in the future...or...MOVIES).
And last night was the season finale to "Stargate: Atlantis"....and the season's opening promise was, after many unrelated episodes, fulfilled as the Stargate team found itself in a position to perish or to engage the city's star drive and head for the open universe.
Magical stuff, that.
I'm going to relish today.
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Last night was, sadly, the series finale of "Stargate: SG-1". The writers did not disappoint me. It was a very nice, fitting ending to the TV series (and left the door open to possibilities for specials in the future...or...MOVIES).
I read, this week, that there are already two STARGATE: SG-1 films in the works.
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I echo Ron....
BEst wishes for smooth sailing for Bk at NYMF!! Good luck vibes!! WE at HHW are all pulling for you and the company...
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I also like - and have had good results - with Boiron's Sinusalia and their Allergy remedy too.
Does our Boiron Pulliam have any favorite remedies he'd like to offer? Right now, the best remedy seems to be cutting my own head off.
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Best of luck on the NYMF, bk!!
Be forewarned that if it comes to pass, we will all be there with kurtas on!
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Larry - Just for future reference, the NYMF website doss clearly state what costs NYMF covers and what it doesn't cover. Scroll down to the second of the "Frequently Asked Questions" at this link.
http://www.nymf.org/Page-101.html
I'm not knocking them, I just think it's sort of a rude surprise to say to writers, "We want to have your show in our festival so go rainse $15,000 or whatever.
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Well, I guess I can say that we've been asked and it's ours if we want it. I'm now trying to figure out the money end of it, and if it's feasable, we'll do it, as I think we'd get a LOT of publicity and a LOT of people to see it.
NYMF and the Fringe and this New Musicals Festival they're doing next year in LA are fascinating in that the shows themselves pay for everything (in LA, the venues pay) - in other words the people running the festival have nothing to lose. Anyway, it would, most likely, be a good thing. I'm told that we'd be in one of two theaters - and they're two of the larger venues - the Acorn or the Julia Miles, but the Acorn sounds better for us, so I'd sort of press for that. I have to make the final decision Monday morning.
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The NYMF thing is a very long story that began last February when I was contacted by a person who told me he'd read the LA Times review and heard the CD and loved it. This person alleged that he was a "producer." We looked him up on the Internet and found he did have something to do with two shows at NYMF last year, although I don't think it was as a producer. But, I sent him the script, and he loved it and said he was in and wanted to be involved. I told him right then to submit it to NYMF and he told me he would.
Over the months I had few e-mails from him, some initiated by my queries, and a couple that emanated from him first. His story changed a couple of times about WHEN he'd sent it to NYMF and it came to light he was in charge of merchandising for the Altar Boyz tour (read, he sold souvenirs). I began to get a bad feeling about this yokel, and I asked Merrill Grant to send her friend at NYMF a CD and I asked elmore if he could find out anything. But that was rather late in the game, and it was all very annoying to me.
I called Merrill last week to see if she could find out if they'd actually ever heard the CD, even though I pretty much knew too much time had gone by. She got an e-mail from the head of NYMF implying they hadn't, and that the timing was good as a show had just fallen out. I overnighted them a script and CD and reviews (we all know THAT story) and got an e-mail yesterday saying that people had liked it and asking if I was prepared to say yes.
I told them that I was prepared to say yes as long as I knew the details. I've known all along that we would have to fund the production, and we'll have to deal with that immediately if it works out. The dates they gave me are all okay, but I'm waiting to hear which venue it is (it has to work for the show or there's no point in doing it) exactly how much we have to raise, what we have to pay the actors and musicians, etc. As soon as I have those details, then I have to have a few conversations, then I can give them an answer. It would be great to do it, of course. I'm supposed to have a phoner today, and hopefully that will happen and I can get the skinny or, at the very least, the fat.
Again, if it were to happen, there would be much work to do very quickly, including having to cast the show with mostly NY people, save for a handful of our LA folks. And just as importantly, I'd have to find a NY musical director instantly, book the band, and most important of all, find either a general manager or a producer who will oversee everything.
BK, I have a bit of advice about the band: don't go higher than three players unless they can guarantee a space to hold at least 4. The venues are all over the map, scenic requrements have to be very light and portable to accommodate other shows, and both things I did last year were in spaces that accommodated three players awkwardly.
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From what I was told, the theater we'd probably end up in is one of the larger venues, and the dimensions, I think, would work for all five pieces.
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From what I was told, the theater we'd probably end up in is one of the larger venues, and the dimensions, I think, would work for all five pieces.
I'd be happier with that, but fitting in a piano, percussion and cello at 37th Street for NIGHT OF THE HUNTER was tight, and the church on 45th(?) for THE SINGING NUN was awkward for piano, synth and drums.
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From what I was told, the theater we'd probably end up in is one of the larger venues, and the dimensions, I think, would work for all five pieces.
It would be great if you could have the band unit built, maybe a portable one?
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I want a jelly doughnut.
I just thought I should share.
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We're STILL on page four? Puh-leeze. The errant and truant will RUE the day, that's all I've gotta say.
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It has been said "unfairly" that every time Ted is cast in a comedy series it is either cancelled or begins a downward spiral. I have always enjoyed watching him, and just plain looking at him.
Absolutely UNFAIRLY spoken about him. Yes, he's been on some bombs, but they were poor in spite of him, not because of him.
And his last series, HOPE & FAITH, ran four years.
It's a facile, snide comment made by snide people, and it really makes me angry to tag ANY performer that way.
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Slow news day here!
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I finished watching BILLY WILDER SPEAKS this afternoon. It's really clear that he loved Jack Lemmon, as a person and enjoyed working with him. And he made it clear he had good working relationships with people whose politics he was polar opposite from (Jimmy Stewart, Jimmy Cagney). And he never crowed about even his biggest successes.
I wish he had talked about films like THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES and similar unsuccessful ventures that were nevertheless fascinating experiments. There were a couple of stills from ACE IN THE HOLE but that was basically the only flop that got mentioned. Everything else was about many of his big hits.
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Next, I started watching Thursday night's STUDIO 60. Another affecting episode, though I didn't quite get to the end of it. What a shame that Sorkin finally got the right tone and focus for the series right at the end of the contracted 13 episodes. The show really could have built into something truly good. Now, it'll just go down as a lost cause.
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When I go back down, I'll watch DAYLIGHT and then will probably watch the last of the NANCY DREW films (HIDDEN STAIRCASE).
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Will we never get to page five? I can't believe I'm saying page five at two-thirty my time.
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I mean, people just go off and have LIVES? What's up with that?
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I will single-handedly take us to page five.
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We don't even have any fershluganah GUESTS. You'd think it was a Saturday on a holiday weekend, but while it IS a Saturday, it ain't a holiday weekend, so people are just being lazy old buttcheeks, posting-wise.
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I gotta tell you.
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Perhaps if I post an Unseemly Trivia Contest question...
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But, why should I go to the effort when others aren't?
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I am trying to stay cool in our 95 degree weather in a house with no A/C. Glad I've got big trees to shade some of the house!
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Why, if page five doesn't show up RIGHT NOW...
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Page 5, finally.
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So it is written, so it shall be done - page five.
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Will we never get to page six?
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I am trying to purge things from my cluttered house...a nearly impossible thing to do. I've gotten better about finding good homes for some things.
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bk, do you want your master taoes of The Brain back or do you think you will ever want to up-res? If not, I'll send them back.
Maybe I'll insure them for a million dollars and then have someone hi-javk Fed-Ex and you can pay for your NYMF Brain production.
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Will we never get to page five? I can't believe I'm saying page five at two-thirty my time.
No doubt about it.
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Will we never get to page six?
We just got to five.
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Since I have no cleaning chores to do today (hooray!), I'm going to head down now and read a bit before getting back to some serious viewing.
WBBL.
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130 posts! On a Saturday! This is unacceptable.
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The question:
This theatrical season produced only a few hits and a lot of flops. Our first play, even though a mild hit, was a not-well-thought-of play, and it was turned into a not-well-thought-of flop film, despite being written by a popular playwright. Its cast included one actor who was known for playing an iconic film role. Another actor would go onto film stardom and a directing career. An actress in the show was better-known for her work in a TV series. The director of the show was not known as a director but as a playwright and screen writer.
Another play (a major flop) was written by an author who would go onto write the book for at least two classic musicals. It was adapted from a well-known novel by an interesting author. It was directed by someone who was more well though of as a writer. It's cast included a cast member of a successful screen musical, an actress who would go on to give several memorable screen performances and who now has a daughter currently working in theater, and a male cast member who would go on to work with someone on this here site.
Our third theatrical event (another major flop) was put together and directed by one of its ensemble cast members - this person gave many excellent supporting performances on stage but mostly on screen. In the cast were two future Academy Award-nominees for Best leading performance in a film - one of them was also a multiple-Tony Award-winner, and one of them would also star in a truly iconic role on television.
So...
Play one - name the play and playwritght, name the actor and his iconic role, name the actor who would go on to a screen acting and directing career, name the actress and her TV series, and name the director who was better-known for writing.
Play two - name the play, the playwright, the author of the novel the play was based on, the cast member who'd been in a successful screen musical, the cast member who went on to give several memorable performances on screen and also name their currently-working daughter, and name the director better known for writing.
Show three - name the person who put together and directed (and acted in) this show, name the show, name the cast member who won multiple Tony Awards and an Academy Award nomination, name the cast member who would also get an Academy Award nomination and who played in iconic role on television.
And there you have it. DON"T POST YOUR ANSWERS TO THE SITE - send them to me at bruce@haineshisway.com.
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Edisaurus, we'll probably up-rez after doing the promo reel and sweetening. So, I guess send 'em back.
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This does not bode well for next weekend at HHW when so many Haines and Kimlets will be traveling to various and assorted places.
I know that I will be E&T from Wednesday until the next Tuesday.
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Skip and DR Rodzinski and Dear Friend Julie and Dear Friend Joe should just be getting out of a performance of HERRINGBONE in Williamstown about now.
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Ooh! A trivia contest!
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To help get us to page six, I'll say that I visited briefly with Miss Shirley Jones this afternoon, then went to a classic comix store (Eides in Pittsburgh) and picked up two dvds: THE SAND PEBBLES (2 disc set) and JANE EYRE. I shall watch one of them later.
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This does not bode well for next weekend at HHW when so many Haines and Kimlets will be traveling to various and assorted places.
I know that I will be E&T from Wednesday until the next Tuesday.
Yes, but if we need to call you, all we have to do is call Brent Barrett and ask him to hand his phone to the stalker behind him.
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To help get us to page six, I'll say that I visited briefly with Miss Shirley Jones this afternoon, then went to a classic comix store (Eides in Pittsburgh) and picked up two dvds: THE SAND PEBBLES (2 disc set) and JANE EYRE. I shall watch one of them later.
One of my greatest memories of all time, is the night that I met Shirley Jones at the MGM Grand. I first saw her earlier in the evenng when she and Jack Cassidy performed at the MGM. Then later, I ended up sitting with her dancers from the show who, in turn, introduced me to her. What an incredbile lady. And when she left, she kissed me goodnight. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
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Yes, but if we need to call you, all we have to do is call Brent Barrett and ask him to hand his phone to the stalker behind him.
Good Lord, I hope Brent doesn't choose today to start reading the posts at HHW (he may not know you are kidding). I received a very nice e-mail from Mr. Barrett last night, and I will seeing him next Friday night after the show.
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Good Lord, I hope Brent doesn't choose today to start reading the posts at HHW (he may not know you are kidding). I received a very nice e-mail from Mr. Barrett last night, and I will seeing him next Friday night after the show.
Who's kidding?
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I have a question:
Would Jews in Jesus' day have eaten rabbit?
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TCB: You know Brent Barrett?
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I have finished Richard Boleslavsky's Acting: The First Six Lessons and will now proceed to read it 10 more times. Some of the ideas I have already known and practiced, but it is always nice to hear them re-explained so clearly. A very inspiring book.
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I have a question:
Would Jews in Jesus' day have eaten rabbit?
Does this have something to do with Easter?
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TCB, please give BB a kiss for me.
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My first choice for a NY musical director isn't going to work - Todd Ellison, whose done many albums with me. He conducts Spamalot, but will be out of town casting several productions of same when we're running. He gave me a couple of names, but I may offer this to our LA guy so he has the opportunity, at least, to say yes or no.
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TCB, please give BB a kiss for me.
Ahhh, if I only could!
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Ahhh, if I only could!
.........and from Music Guy, a hickey!
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Edisaurus, we'll probably up-rez after doing the promo reel and sweetening. So, I guess send 'em back.
They are in a climate-controlled post facility, not in my very hot house. Are you making the promo reel from the DV25 digibeta tapes I sent you? I'm just asking because if you edit those into a promo reel and then want to go back and up-res, the numbers in the EDL wouldn't relate to your shoot tapes.
If you think you will eventually want to upres the whole show, or if the promo reel is just chunks of the show, I could probably match what you do and upres that, since I still have the Brain in my editing system.
So if you think you will want anything like that done here I'll keep them, otherwise I can send them back to you next week.
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TCB: You know Brent Barrett?
No, not yet. I was supposed to meet him two years ago when he was here in Seattle doing PRINCESSES. Unfortunately, I got food poisoning the night before.
This time he is just being kind to a friend of BK and elmore, by allowing me to come back after PHANTOM and drool.
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Yes, in fact I own TWO kurtas.....and I wear them on special occasions.
Two kurtas???? I think I have some keeping up to do...sort of a keeping up with the Kumars Joneses reference.
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I'm coming up to NY for a Bat Mitzvah the end of January. Hope there's some good theatre offerings, or at least a walking/eating/walking/eating tour!
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Still, a fun film. I loved the kid playing Ted Nickerson. I bet MBarnum knows all about him. ;)
I love Frankie Thomas and would love to have interviewed him...but alas I was too late in doing so as he passed away last year. :(
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How many people are coming to LA for the benefit concert in November. Now that will be a show!
Oh, and possibly NY in September / October?
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Does this have something to do with Easter?
No. Vacation Bible School.
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DR Jose, after your pizza post yesterday (?) I think you will appreciate my partner Peter's comments on local vs. chain pizza in NY:
http://snipr.com/peteza
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Never mind. DR Sandra found the answer in the Bible.
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I'm coming up to NY for a Bat Mitzvah the end of January. Hope there's some good theatre offerings, or at least a walking/eating/walking/eating tour!
With an emphasis on the latter!
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Never mind. DR Sandra found the answer in the Bible.
Don't keep us in suspense!
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Never mind. DR Sandra found the answer in the Bible.
They talk about the Easter Bunny in the Bible?
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So, Tony Danza is taking over for Brad Oscar in the Las Vegas production of THE PRODUCERS. Brad is hysterical in the role, but I am not sure I would enjoy Mr. Danza.
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DR Michael Shayne - I'll do some checking. I think he is the ghost of Melbourne's Princess theatre. I know I've heard and read stories about him. He is friendly ghost (A Casper reference).
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A google search of Melbourne Princess Theatre Ghost will give you all the background.
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Good Evening!
Back from my matinee. Good show. And I have about four more dates lines up in July now. :)
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Good Evening!
Back from my matinee. Good show. And I have about four more dates lines up in July now. :)
Yes, but will you be working at all next month?
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bk - Congrats on NYMF!
*The AFM rates for the NYMF shows this year have not been finalized yet from what I understand, but they should be settled soon.
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Yes, but will you be working at all next month?
Yes. And Yes.
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I am trying to stay cool in our 95 degree weather in a house with no A/C. Glad I've got big trees to shade some of the house!
Nice picture Edi!!
You are only 5 degrees warmer than us. Fargo hit 90 today
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Hmmm.... So....
This is the big Gay Pride weekend here in NYC. Tomorrow (the last Sunday in June) is the big parade down 5th Avenue - and I actually think I'll be going this year. I'm going to my friend, Chris, and his partner, Jeff, out with the baby-watching/holding duties - Henry is adorable. Jeff is also one of the emcee's for the festivities. There are a couple of dances and "socials" tonight, and I may or may not head down to one of them. I'm leaning toward not going. But one never knows. Do one.
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bk - Congrats on NYMF!
*The AFM rates for the NYMF shows this year have not been finalized yet from what I understand, but they should be settled soon.
I certainly hope that things work out for BRAIN being in the NYMF. That musical deserves to be the hottest show in the country (well, not counting LESTAT).
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TCB, please give BB a kiss for me.
Doesn't Jason Graae get a big kiss too?
He told me about the night that the tape wouldn't work in your show - funny stuff, told with panache by a funny guy.
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I agree TCB, the score and the pieces from THE BRAIN are excellent and I am not just saying that as a poster on this board. It is good!
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Oh... I fired up the gas grill on our back patio a bit earlier, and grilled me up some salmon burgers for dinner. They were pretty good, and at least now I know how long not to cook them. ;) -They weren't over-over-cooked, but I think they would have been a little better if I had taken them off the grill one or two minutes earlier.
Alas, getting the grill to start was a bit interesting. And I also had to clean out the grill. A lot. One of the roomies had put charcoal briquets in it last(!) summer, which you really don't need to do with a gas grill. I didn't realize that she - or anyone else - had not cleaned out the grill since then. They've used the grill a few times already this season, and it looks like no one ever cleaned it before or after they used it. Again. Needless to say, it's clean now, but it does appear that because it was not cleaned out regularly, the igniter rusted out - but that's what matches are for. In any case...
I'm not normally a "griller", but since I had picked up some salmon burgers from Whole Foods the other day and they had a nice, big "Ready for the Grill" sticker on the package, well...
Tomorrow's dinner: Tuna burgers.
*And since I had managed to pick up a set of grill-cleaning tools at Williams-Sonoma about two or three years ago when they were on clearance... ;D
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Rambling, rambling, rambling...
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Damn! Now I want cookies!
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Was Page 4 in Cinemascope for anyone else?
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Rambling, rambling, rambling...
Lord, I was born a ramblin' ma-an. . . .
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Was Page 4 in Cinemascope for anyone else?
Not for me.
Not even Todd-AO.
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Was Page 4 in Cinemascope for anyone else?
Not for me.
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Not for me.
Not even Todd-AO.
td, why are you home on a Saturday night?
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Not for me.
DR TCB and I are in harmonious agreement. ;D
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td, why are you home on a Saturday night?
I was out earlier in the day - left at 10:00am, and will be going out again around 10:00pm.
But, due to some caregiving health issues, I had to forego the Monster Bash; though I did talk about Laurie Mitchell with the guys at Eides, since they had an advance copy of QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE.
Mostly, DR TCB, I'm sitting here waiting for you. ;)
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This morning I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
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PAGE SEVEN DANCE:
(http://chosis.coldfusionvideo.com/queenofspacelogo.jpg)
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Zsa Zsa looks a lot like DR Laura's butterfly. . .
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Oh, BK, speaking of Brad Oscar (I was, you weren't); my friends, Sharry and Micheal** were at a party in Vegas last week that Brad was having (I believe) for his mother's birthday. Anyway, at the party was Alet and Andy Taylor. S & M had met Andy in Boston when he was doing THE PRODUCERS, and they met Alet when they saw WHAT IF?
** Micheal and Sharry met BK, Jose, and Michael Shayne when they saw WHAT IF?
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Mostly, DR TCB, I'm sitting here waiting for you. ;)
I wish! :)
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DR TCB and I are in harmonious agreement. ;D
Well, I must be special then. ;)
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Well, I must be special then. ;)
Well, gosh, Jose, "special" seems like a very good word to describe you!
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Well, I must be special then. ;)
You're very special to me.
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It is very quiet right now right here in Rehoboth Beach, DE.
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Tomorrow night is Dine Out for Life Night in Lower Slower Delaware.
Der B and I are planning on dining out.
I'm just not sure I want to dine out at Partners, our usual hangout. I need a change of pace.
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Tomorrow night is Dine Out for Life Night in Lower Slower Delaware.
Der B and I are planning on dining out.
I'm just not sure I want to dine out at Partners, our usual hangout. I need a change of pace.
What is that, Woody?
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Next week should be interesting at work, what with the Fourth of July coming in the middle of the week after. We're being told to expect a LOT of customers. We also have a fair number of new workers, many of them students here from Russia and other eastern European nations. The language difference makes life... interesting.
But I've had a change of attitude from last year. I'm much more interested in helping teach, and a lot more confident in my abilities to do so. This should be an interesting summer.
I just hope I get to spend more time at the regular registers, and less at the self serve lanes. That job is wearing thin.
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Dine Out for Life is part of an annual campaign to raise money for local AIDS charities. Several cities have DOfL campaigns. The restaurants involved donate either a percentage or all of their profits for the night, and customers are encouraged to donate further. Der B and I started participating when the events were held in Los Angeles and Long Beach (different nights for the two cities), and are continuing the habit here at our new home.
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I figured that is what you were talking about, but I didn't want to assume.
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That's OK. This gave us a chance to inform all the lurkers about something they might not have heard about.
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And the non-lurking straight people.
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What is that, Woody?
Don't you usually say that without the comma, TCB? :o
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Don't you usually say that without the comma, TCB? :o
Jeffrey, I am shocked!
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What?
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For DR EDISAURUS...me in one of my kurtas with my sister on Halloween night at the World of Wisdom.
I am on the right. ;D
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For DR EDISAURUS...me in one of my kurtas with my sister on Halloween night at the World of Wisdom.
I am on the right. ;D
Of course, you are.
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A year ago, 204 posts in a day would have been pretty good. Now, it seems shameful.
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Jeffrey, I am shocked!
I am so sorry--my bad. The sentence without the comma starts with "Where". ;)
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Saturday evening greetings from our Nation's capitol (well Crystal City in Arlington, to be exact)!
DH Richard and I flew out of Cincinnati at 9:30 this morning, got settled in our hotel about noon, had a quick lunch in the Crystal Food Court, and Metro-ed to the Convention Center. I picked up my badge (having pre-registered) and Richard got an exhibits pass. I spent about an hour and a quarter before going to one of the nearby hotels for a session while Richard stayed and visited vendors. We came back here and regrouped before going to dinner at Jaleo, a tapas place that Rachel Ray recommended to Richard ;) We'd never had tapas before and enjoyed it very much. A wonderful Brazilian waiter named Marcello and a bottle of Spanish wine helped the experience along. We walked a bit, went to Coldstone Creamery for dessert, and are now ready to crash.
Tomorrow, we'll go to church and spend some more time at the exhibit hall. I have a couple of program sessions in the afternoon and will then meet some grad school friends at the Michigan reception.
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I am so sorry--my bad. The sentence without the comma starts with "Where". ;)
That's better.
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I am on the right. ;D
Nice kurtas, DR JRand!
And for the record, I am on the left... ;D
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Dine Out for Life is part of an annual campaign to raise money for local AIDS charities. Several cities have DOfL campaigns.
Atlanta has had this for the last 15 years. Of course, we don't need an excuse to dine out, but we make sure that it's one of the participating restaurants, and is often a good excuse to try a new one!
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Our pride parade is tomorrow, too, but I won't be able to go. I will be heading to the mountains for a belated Father's Day celebration with my Dad and his wife's family. I hope my brother will go but I'm not counting on it.
My DH will be fluffing puppets.
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A few years ago at the parade a group of guys sang "The Internationale". That was quite a thrill for me, since we had just finished out film about the song.
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My DH will be fluffing puppets.
???
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I will hate missing "Cheer Atlanta", our friend Jay's award-winning cheerleading group.
(Jay is on the far left.)
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This isn't a very well-shot video, but you can get a sense of them in action. They are really great!
http://www.takkle.com/video/1473/
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God, I hope I get it... -Although, I'm not sure I understand it....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBfVmHI--co&mode=related&search= (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBfVmHI--co&mode=related&search=)
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Well, he will actually be miking puppets. He is shooting for the next 4 days with a group of puppeteers he works with frequently. They are a lovely group of folks, and make me realize that puppeteers are their own special breed.
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Mamma Mia?!?!?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akZYHEEnpRI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akZYHEEnpRI)
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God, I hope I get it... -Although, I'm not sure I understand it....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBfVmHI--co&mode=related&search= (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBfVmHI--co&mode=related&search=)
Happy Birthday, Joop!
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It's been a very quiet evening around the homeplace. The phone has not rung a single time, and I was able to settle in with a couple of entertaining movies and the last half of a documentary tonight.
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DR Ginny - Welcome to DC! ;)
-And I <heart> Jaleo. *There's also a location down in Penn Quarter a couple of blocks from the Convention Center. -However, I'd suggest heading to Zaytinya, Jose Andres' other "tapas" restaurant - this time focusing on the foods of Greece, Turkey and Lebanon. DR Jane and I had a wonderful meal there. It's right across the street from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch of the DC Public Library.
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OK, I meant to say that he is miking the puppeteers, not the puppets. That would be silly...
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OH!
And I have to say, it's been quite the beautiful day today weather-wise. Not too hot, not too humid. And right now, it's actually almost chilly outside. We have the doors open to the backyard - great night air.
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I began with DAYLIGHT, a guilty pleasure of mine. Yes, it's a second rate version of THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE only with folks trapped in a blocked tunnel and frigid water pouring in with no help in sight. So, they must find a way to safety on their own through old passageways.
Except for a really ridiculous ending, however, there are some good stunts and some genuine tension generated. And Viggo Mortensen is always such a pleasure to look at.
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Our pride parade is tomorrow, too, but I won't be able to go. I will be heading to the mountains for a belated Father's Day celebration with my Dad and his wife's family. I hope my brother will go but I'm not counting on it.
My DH will be fluffing puppets.
Well, actually, he could do that in the parade!
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Oh, BK, speaking of Brad Oscar (I was, you weren't); my friends, Sharry and Micheal** were at a party in Vegas last week that Brad was having (I believe) for his mother's birthday. Anyway, at the party was Alet and Andy Taylor. S & M had met Andy in Boston when he was doing THE PRODUCERS, and they met Alet when they saw WHAT IF?
** Micheal and Sharry met BK, Jose, and Michael Shayne when they saw WHAT IF?
So nice to be remembered. Say hello for me.
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Next I watched the HD version of THE MAN WHO LOVED WOMEN recorded off the Universal HD channel. It's a low key Blake Edwards film for the most part, but the largely female cast is very interesting, Julie is really at her loveliest, and Burt Reynolds is really trying to create a character rather than simply trading on his lothario reputation.
Tomorrow, I'll watch the SD-DVD version which has been on my shelf for a couple of years. Well, I'll watch parts of it. I won't sit through the whole thing again so soon.
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I also finished the episode of STUDIO 60 which still had about 12 minutes to go. I had thought the story arc was going to be concluded with this episode, but I was mistaken. The last episode of the series which airs next week will supposedly bring these story arcs to some kind of end.
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I ended my evening watching the last part of a documentary on Joe Louis. For someone who had such a stellar career, his end was such a sad one forced to trade on his fame for pocket change and hounded by the IRS for back taxes.
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I've got NANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE cued up in the player to watch tomorrow. I'm going to check out the DVD of THE MAN WHO LOVED WOMEN. I'll probably finish the second (and last) disc in the ACTION set.
I may begin the fifth season of MURDER SHE WROTE tomorrow.
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Cats CAN be useful. We just got home, and my big love cat was in the hall, his eyes fixed to the ceiling. We looked up and there was a gigantic spider climbing around above us. Normally I just try to take them outside but this was so big and scary that we felt we should dispatch it because it would have crawled into the attic and then I would have been thinking about it every time I went up there.
(Don't hate me, DR Laura!) Love the butterfly!
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I began with DAYLIGHT, a guilty pleasure of mine. Yes, it's a second rate version of THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE only with folks trapped in a blocked tunnel and frigid water pouring in with no help in sight. So, they must find a way to safety on their own through old passageways.
Except for a really ridiculous ending, however, there are some good stunts and some genuine tension generated. And Viggo Mortensen is always such a pleasure to look at.
A pretty good score, as I remember. It's used a lot in trailers and several trailer music libraries have ripped it off!
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I began with DAYLIGHT, a guilty pleasure of mine. Yes, it's a second rate version of THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE only with folks trapped in a blocked tunnel and frigid water pouring in with no help in sight. So, they must find a way to safety on their own through old passageways.
Except for a really ridiculous ending, however, there are some good stunts and some genuine tension generated. And Viggo Mortensen is always such a pleasure to look at.
Actually Daylight's premise was exactly the same as the original concept for the Poseidon Adventure sequel. The survivors are on train that goes through a very long tunnel and they get trapped and need to escape.
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I ended my evening watching the last part of a documentary on Joe Louis. For someone who had such a stellar career, his end was such a sad one forced to trade on his fame for pocket change and hounded by the IRS for back taxes.
If you liked that, check out Ken Burns' excellent film: "Unforgiveable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson", about the controversial boxer. One of Ken's best!
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I'm not much for spiders. Or snakes.
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Just back from a day trip up to Williamstown, MA with FJL's Skip and a couple of their pals. The occasion was of course to see Skip's HERRINGBONE, which was as weird and wonderful as I hoped it would be. BD Wong gave a performance of such commitment and for such a difficult bunch of characters. You cannot imagine the sustained energy in this one-man show. Skip's songs were a blast, and the staging had moments of real genius.
When the show was done, solid applause that was not subsiding until BD hushed everyone so he could point out Skip and gave a really nice shout-out to him in the audience. That was cool.
I also got to meet Roger Rees, Richard Kind, and the house manager, who happened to be a girl I directed in WHERE'S CHARLEY a couple years back. The weather was beautiful, I drove a rental vehicle and it all went so nicely I can't believe I'm home already.
Really a great day all the way around.
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If you liked that, check out Ken Burns' excellent film: "Unforgiveable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson", about the controversial boxer. One of Ken's best!
I have seen it and loved it. Jack Johnson is one of the most interesting athletes of the 20th Century.
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I've got to be up early tomorrow morning to mow the front yard, so I'm heading down now for some light reading and then bed.
Good night!
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OK, I meant to say that he is miking the puppeteers, not the puppets. That would be silly...
And since I had thought you said "milking"....well, I thought maybe I had missed some previous conversation.
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Just had a lovely late meal with Skip, DR Rodzinski and Dear friend Julie and heard that the day at Williamstown went great.
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I have nothing to say, so I'm saying this.
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God, I hope I get it... -Although, I'm not sure I understand it....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBfVmHI--co&mode=related&search= (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBfVmHI--co&mode=related&search=)
Sounded like something something something titsie, something something something bitsie.... ;)
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Mamma Mia?!?!?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akZYHEEnpRI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akZYHEEnpRI)
Dar un something un foch....will I think it's foch..I'm not so good outside of English and Spanish
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I'm not much for spiders. Or snakes.
I don't like spiders and snakes, but that ain't what it takes to love you....or something like that
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It's been a very long day. It started out early as I had hoped to move many things in the morning before it got hot. Alas, I soon discovered that my access card to the building and the elevator didn't work. I could get to my office because it's on the skywalk, but I couldn't use the elevators, so...I thought moving was shot. I was most frustrated, but decided to go to the old office and get some things done.
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I felt sick most of the morning...I think it was something I ate. Anyway, I didn't feel like eating lunch so I went to the new office and started unpacking. I moved some of the furniture around and emptied all the boxes. I discovered the cleaning people had thrown a box away. I didn't really need it, but I hope it isn't the same cleaning people. I left a nice note...we'll see
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I installed software, set things up in the computers that sort of thing all day. As I was leaving Jerry the barber on the first floor came running out to tell me that he talked to Bob the maintenance man and my card was now activated. So, I got some dinner, came home and fed the cats and went back to the old office, loaded up the refrigerator and a few other things and moved them to the new office where I puttered around until 10:00 PM
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I'm not done, but I'm getting very close. Tomorrow I'll move the plants and maybe go through the last couple drawers at the old office. I wasn't going to take it all with me, but now it looks like I have time so I think I will. I have so much storage at the new office, that there really isn't a reason not to take it.
The furniture store called to confirm delivery of the conference table on Tuesday. That and a few little touches, a table here, a magazine stand there and a trip to stock up on some office supplies and I'm good to go.
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I must say I'm tired and have been sort of grumpy at times, but this hasn't been too bad. I've actually enjoyed doing this move myself. It isn't that much stuff and with the weather, I've moved a little, then set things up, then moved a little more etc. I am amazed how much I had in my old office. I guess 6 years is long enough to stock up on a lot of stuff.
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Oh, I also ran into the computer guy who forgot to call me back yesterday. He's going to set up my broadband on Monday. They also do websites, so I'm going to talk to him about that and see if he'll give me advice on setting up my network. If not, I pretty much know how to do it, I'm just waiting for the internet so I can do it all at once
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Thus endeth the saga of Cillaliz for this the 23 day of June, 2007
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well I got us over 250 anyway
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Now back to Michael Tolliver....
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And since I had thought you said "milking"....well, I thought maybe I had missed some previous conversation.
Oh, good. I am not the only one.
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Cillaliz, I am excited for you!
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Finished a DVD. Just had a telephonic conversation with Lauren, who played Joyce. I think what I'm hearing is that she had no idea she'd actually have to rehearse the show, that we'd all just somehow magically fly in and "do" it. While I'm not going to need the four weeks, I most certainly am having two full weeks, what with the fact that she'll be playing opposite someone new. So, my instinct is I'll be casting a new Joyce in NY. A shame, since Lauren is excellent in the show and it's the kind of role you don't get very often. But, she has a full-time job and that was a big problem even with the first production - and after that experience I said that I wouldn't go through not having my cast together for rehearsals - having to constantly work around people is not what I want to do or what's good for the show. The good news is, there are some wonderful actresses in NY who would probably love to do the show and the role.
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I'm going to eat a doughnut.
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I'm eating a doughnut.
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I'm finished with my doughnut.
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Well, I've had a busy couple o' days! Not very interesting...but busy. I work in the Acquisitions department of the Timberland Regional Library system and once a month, we have to pay all the bills for the books, CDs, DVD, talking books, etc., that we bought. Yesterday was the cut-off for this month. Actually, it all needs to be done before my supervisor comes in on Monday, so I had today to completely finish everything that needed to be done. And what doesn't help is that my co-worker Madeline has been on vacation for all of this past week and will still be gone all next week. So, that's what I did yesterday and today. :P But it HAD to get done...so done it got.
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Today, after I finished at work, my sister came over and finished painting my bathroom and we assembled some shelf units for my extra bedroom. My sister and niece will come over tomorrow to help move the boxes that are in my living room into my garage so that I can clean my house for when my aunt from California visits in a couple of weeks! Even though I've known about this for a couple of months, it's all happening too soon (said the king of the procrastinators)! ;) And now, I finally have some time to catch up on ALL of the posts from yesterday and today. So that's what I'm doing.
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Bruce - how spread out are your actual show dates? Do they run the span of the festival, or are they concentrated in a short period of time? I guess what I'm wondering is whether she'd be able to get a cheap couple of flights back to L.A. during lengthy lulls in your performance schedule, if perhaps there were at times five or six days between some perfs?
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I've just caught up to Page 9 of yesteray's posts...slowly, but surely. ;)
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I'm not sure how it all works, I only know that our six performances occur between Sept. 19th and 30th. I'll try to lock down exactly which dates they are, and maybe that will help, but I suspect it's the two weeks of rehearsals that's the biggest problem. I suppose I could have her fly in three or four days before the show and just put her in, but I don't think that's fair for her co-star (who'll be new in the role) or for the company. I've e-mailed her my thoughts and we'll see what happens. It was hell working around her during the initial production (her and Alet both) and I don't relish doing that again.
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Just think how all the errant and truant have missed the exciting potential news and a trivia contest (Fred is the only player thus far, and he got 100%).
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I just caught up with yesterday's posts! Now on to today's...and the exciting potential news and trivia contest!! :D