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Well, you've read the notes, the notes ranted, and now it is time for you to post until the ranting cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: SCORBUTIC!
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Welcome ten GUESTS. Who ARE you people?
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I don't think I've posted nearly enough today.
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Of course, I mean yesterday, since what was today is yesterday and what was tomorrow is today.
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No one in the jernt but me.
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I shall now toddle off to the bedroom environment.
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Good morning, Ben and Bowl!
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I had my rant last night, but if today is anything like yesterday---well, I don't know what I'll do. I have to show something today and I have wasted at least 3 days there while they tried to get the project from a final cut editing system to AVID.
But, at least I got caught up on all the posts!
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Morning Amy.
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And now I'm caught up
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I'm with bk in the anti-cell phone rant. I never make calls when I'm on the highway, and try not to when i'm driving, unless I'm running late and need to let my client know.
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I saw Is He Dead? last night. It's lots of fun. It's the "new" Mark Twain play adapted by David Ives. The play is actually just OK and the adaptation doesn't make it much better but it's fun because Norbert Leo Butz is so good. The rest of the cast does well, including John McMartin who played the original me (spoo I mean Ben ;)) in Follies. It's a standard comedy of the time and probably would not have been done had it not been written by Mark Twain. It's a slight story about an artist who pretends to be dead so his work will gain in popularity and price. The ruse works but then he has to figure out how to get out of the situation so he can get his life back. It got rave reviews when it opened soon after the strike ended. I don't know that I would rave about it but I certainly would say go and see it, just to see Butz.
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Just to play devil's advocate here for a moment.....
What's the difference between talking on a hands free cell and talking to a passenger in the car on a distraction level?
BTW the no cells phones law has been on the books in New York for a couple of years now, in fact I believe our county may have been the first in the country to pass such a law... I have not seen it enforced however and it makes not a whit of difference
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While at the theatre last night I felt old again. The two young women sitting next to me were discussing theatre. One was a college student from Texas who just moved to NYC a week ago for a two month internship at one of the big financial firms (can'tremember the name, another sign of old :D). As I said, they were discussing what to see. The subject of Grease came up and I didn't cringe and twitch but I did listen and the woman from Texas asked about the history of Grease and her friend said that it was just a movie. It had never been a stage show before and this production was based on the movie. I was actually very nice after my friend uncurled my fingers from my arm rest. I explained that, indeed, Grease had begun as a Chicago stage musical, then moved Off-Broadway and then on to Broadway where it had held the title of Longest Running Broadway Musical for a short while. They were surprised to find out that there was life before the movie of Grease. We then talked about other shows and what she should see during her two months in New York.
As we left the theatre they said goodbye and said thanks for the recommendations and perhaps we would see each other at another show.
I went home and felt good for helping her but old for knowing about Grease ;)
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Hi, Deb.
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Hi, Tom.
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Hi, Megan.
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The computer saga continues. As I mentioned earlier in the week, we originally bought, from Gateway, the maker of our computer, a 500 gigabyte replacement hard drive for our old drive which died. It came quite fast but when it came we saw that it was the wrong drive. When we called Customer Service/Tech Support we found out that our system wouldn't recognize a 500 gig drive even if it was the correct one. We exchanged that one for a 250 gig drive. On Monday we sent the drive back to Gateway (at least that was for free). Yesterday I went to the Gateway site to check on possible delivery dates for our memory (we're upgrading that also) and the new hard drive. Well, the memory is supposed to arrive today but the Hard Drive had an estimated ship date of February 11. I thought that couldn't be right. We ordered it on Saturday the 12. Why would it take a month or more to SHIP? I came home and told Anthony. I said I would check the site again in a couple of days in case there was an error. I then got ready to go to the theatre. I came home and Ant said he had called Gateway after I left and it turns out yet another mistake happened. Ant spoke to a supervisor when he called and explained the situation. She said that we should not have been sold the 250 gig HD because Gateway doesn't make or sell them anymore. But they are still in the system and on their Web site!!! Anthony said no one had told us, either by e-mail or phone, that the HD didn't exist and that we've been without a computer for almost three weeks now. We need a hard drive and we shouldn't have to wait for a month only to be told we won't be getting the part. She agreed. She cancelled the order for the 250 gig HD (I can't believe it was still in their system being processed) and we are now expecting delivery of a 160 gig HD on Friday. She said they would send it out express delivery at no charge to us. I only hope it's the right drive. The good thing in all of this is that I am spending less and less to upgrade the hard drive. It went from $134.99 to $99 to $79 (for the 160 gig) but I know why Gateway has been in trouble for the past few years and why they were bought out by Acer last year. Gateway retains the name for their brand but they are owned and operated by Acer Computers now. A word of warning to you all. Avoid Gateway if you're looking to buy a new Windows-based PC!!!
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it makes not a whit of difference
Boy, you've got THAT right, DR Vixmom - I see people driving ALL THE TIME in New York, yapping on their hand-held cell phones!!
Of course, New York also boasts the worst drivers in the nation, according to a recent report by one of the national insurance companies.
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So sorry to hear about the continuing computer woes, DR Ben. Some day you will look back on all of this and laugh... :)
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Oh, and thanks for the theatre report!
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I'm creating a new act for a bipolar cabaret performer.
I'm thinking of creating a medley by combining "Lucky to Be Me" [from On the Town ] with "It Sucks To Be Me" [from Avenue Q ].
Also, "Everybody Say's Don't" [from Anyone Can Whistle ] with "Yes" [from 70, Girls, 70 ].
:)
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Wow DR BEN - so much for the convenience of online shopping.
DR EDISAURUS is Miss Sprocket Holes of 2008 - I hope she wears her sash and crown to work!
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I am horrified but not surprised at the conversation DR BEN overheard last night.
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While at the theatre last night I felt old again. The two young women sitting next to me were discussing theatre. One was a college student from Texas who just moved to NYC a week ago for a two month internship at one of the big financial firms (can'tremember the name, another sign of old :D). As I said, they were discussing what to see. The subject of Grease came up and I didn't cringe and twitch but I did listen and the woman from Texas asked about the history of Grease and her friend said that it was just a movie. It had never been a stage show before and this production was based on the movie. I was actually very nice after my friend uncurled my fingers from my arm rest. I explained that, indeed, Grease had begun as a Chicago stage musical, then moved Off-Broadway and then on to Broadway where it had held the title of Longest Running Broadway Musical for a short while. They were surprised to find out that there was life before the movie of Grease. We then talked about other shows and what she should see during her two months in New York.
As we left the theatre they said goodbye and said thanks for the recommendations and perhaps we would see each other at another show.
I went home and felt good for helping her but old for knowing about Grease ;)
When I was in high school we went to see Grease on Broadway as a field trip
It became very controversial when the parents found out that it was "about gangs" and "celebrated unchastity"!
;D
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Good morning, vixmom, elmore3003, JRand57, td, singdaw, ArnoldMBrockman, and Ben (I hope I didn't miss anyone),
Today marks the anniversary of the day my mother was killed. I find it almost impossible to believe that it has been 14 years. Impossible!
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And the word of the day is: SCORBUTIC!
And The Song Of The Day Is: YES! WE HAVE NO BANANAS
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Boy, you've got THAT right, DR Vixmom - I see people driving ALL THE TIME in New York, yapping on their hand-held cell phones!!
Of course, New York also boasts the worst drivers in the nation, according to a recent report by one of the national insurance companies.
and they all live in my town
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Good morning, all. I slept on the MBarnum Memorial Air Mattress last night. It wasn't awful, but I want my bed back!
Today, I have more laundry and a lot of vacuuming to see what of the bugs and other detritus I can rid the apartment. I thought I'd continue this process for several days before making up the bed and seeing what happens when I sleep in it. In the meantime, I should be hearing from the exterminators, although the 4th floor gossip on the B line is that the exterminators don't do a damned thing.
I've postponed today's meeting to sign the new will for a week, and I have lots of messy work here today, so I'll sign in later.
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(((((TCB)))))))
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Benn I got your quarter! Thank you!
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((((Larry))))))
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Oh gosh I gotta go to work!
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(((((TCB)))))))
((((Larry))))))
DITTO!
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When I was in high school we went to see Grease on Broadway as a field trip.
They're doing the same thing today with the revival - in conjunction with their studies on "Ancient Civilizations"! ;)
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Argh, Rally, I feel your pain!
I used to live in some apartments built in the '40's. They had terrible roach problems because they didn't take care of the whole building. (They were little one story apartments, about 4 in a row, lots of them.) All it would take was one neighbor to bomb for roaches and then they would all escape to my apartment, then I would bomb and send them back. We should have all done it at the same time!
I have lived in houses ever since. At least if I have roaches or ants, they are MY roaches and ants!
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We also have palmetto bugs, which are larger than roaches, and they can fly!
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Ben,
I ordered those tablet internet whoosits from Dell for DD and DS for Christmas. Sandra's works fine; DS's shuts itself off. He called on Dec 29 and they said a new one would be here in five to seven days. Yesterday I called again, only to be told that the shipping date is February 11.
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Today's news item on television:
There is a new book about Tom Cruise.
Now I remember why I rarely turn on the television.
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Today is Mr. Goldstein's birthday. Mae-Ling will be here shortly. We shall put some Banquet chicken and dumplings into the crock pot, and she can serve her daddy dinner for his birthday. She is so excited.
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A frozen dinner doesn't sound like much, but they usually eat McDonalds.
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What's the difference between talking on a hands free cell and talking to a passenger in the car on a distraction level?
Good Point! - Ban all adolescents from cars driven by a parent.
der Brucer
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Cell phones should be banned in a lot more places than cars. I am tired of sitting in restaurants listening to other people's conversations or standing in checkout lines between two people on their phones. No matter how many announcements are made, I am sick of being at a play, concert or movie and hearing phones ring --- no not ring, make some weird nnoise or play some strange tune. The whole world has turned into one big phonebooth and it's time to draw the line. I do not have a cellphone. I have a phone at home with an answering machine and a phone at work with voice mail. I don't need to talk to people when I am someplace else. Just because the technology exists, it doesn't mean it is needed.
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I never make calls when I'm on the highway, and try not to when i'm driving, unless I'm running late and need to let my client know.
Shouldn't a good citizen pull off the road to make such a call?
der Brucer
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\Of course, New York also boasts the worst drivers in the nation, according to a recent report by one of the national insurance companies.
Blame it on all those damn choristers vocalizing to their dashboards. 8)
der Brucer
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Hugs to TCB
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Bugs-be-gone wishes to Larry
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singdaw - Are you indeed calling the revue BIPOLAROIDS (in the tradition of SNAPSHOTS)
You must use this song called "But Alive" - the ultimate bipolar song that doesn't need a medley to be bipolar. You might be able to twist a few people's arms to get a few parody verses.
:) :)
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Ben,
I ordered those tablet internet whoosits from Dell for DD and DS for Christmas. Sandra's works fine; DS's shuts itself off. He called on Dec 29 and they said a new one would be here in five to seven days. Yesterday I called again, only to be told that the shipping date is February 11.
Hmmm, coinkeedink??? I think not. It now seems clear to me (from a conspiracy point of view), that February 11 has become the day the world will end ;)
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Good morning. How's everyone doing today?
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You might be able to twist a few people's arms to get a few parody verses.
Are you kidding? I'm counting on it! :) :)
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Ben, I agree with you - Norbert is wonderful in the show. And the show itself is O.K. It's Norbert that makes the show so fun and worth seeing.
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Shouldn't a good citizen pull off the road to make such a call?
That would make me even more late to work!
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Are we going to see Butz, or are we going to see butts?
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When the historic Butts bridge in Augusta was threatened with demolition, a group banded together to save it.
The motto on their shirts: "Save Our Butts"!
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I’m Late, I’m Late
for a very important date,
No time to say hello, goodbye,
I’m late, I’m late, I’m late
and when I wave,
I lose the time I save.
My fuzzy ears and whiskers
took me too much time to shave.
I run and then I hop, hop, hop,
I wish that I could fly.
There’s danger if I dare to stop
and here’s the reason why,
(you see) I’m overdue.
I’m in a rabbit stew,
Can’t even say goodbye, hello,
I’m late, I’m late, I’m late.
Good morning Mister Chatterbox
I’d love to stoop and chatter,
but in six and seven eighth minutes
I must meet with the mad hatter
the mad, mad, mad, mad Hatter.
We must chat about a very important matter.
I’m off to see the queen of hearts
who lives up in the palace,
and the very moment I’m through with her
I’ve got a date with Alice.
I can’t be late for Alice
or the queen of hearts who lives up in the palace.
I’m late.
Lyrics: Bob Hilliard
Music: Sammy Fain
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Larry, you can always come south and stay with us. Our bugs are at least fewer in number, and easier to see!
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Sorry---what a way to sart page 3!
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Of course, New York also boasts the worst drivers in the nation, according to a recent report by one of the national insurance companies.
They don't drive that well in FLorida, either.
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Singdaw - I love your new cabaret combinations. When's the show?
;D ;D
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100 years ago today, THE MERM was born.
(http://www.theatermania.com/news/images/7466a.jpg)
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When's the show?
As soon as they let my "friend" out of the hospital...
;D
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It became very controversial when the parents found out that it was "about gangs" and "celebrated unchastity"!
;D
Better you go to a nice Bible based film:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51G820EVZJL._AA240_.jpghttp://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51G820EVZJL._AA240_.jpg)
der Brucer
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Today's news item on television:
There is a new book about Tom Cruise.
Now I remember why I rarely turn on the television.
They also had a new film clip they were showing of Tom speaking at a Scientology meeting. He sure is getting air time today.
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Are we going to see Butz, or are we going to see butts?
Hopefully both.
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Amy!! My skin is crawling!!!
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Ain't nothin' goin' on but the rant
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That would make me even more late to work!
Tell it to the judge ;D
der Brucer
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(((((TCB)))))))
From me, too.
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Off for breakfast -- scrambled eggs and bug juice.
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Yesterday I was asked to learn and sing Duke Ellington's "Come Sunday" for services at the church this coming Sunday. I had certainly heard of this piece, but wasn't overly familiar with it.
My, it's a bit rangy! Just shy of two octaves. :P
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singdaw - One I didn't have the courage to post on All that Chat
And I'm Drambuie imbued with Dasani
Part Julie Andrews and part Giuli-ani
Staunch as John McCain (la-la-la)
Crazed as Norman Maine (la-la-la)
More than just insane -
Alive!!!!!
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Or maybe it should have been:
And I'm Drambuie imbued with Dasani
Part Julie Miller and part Giuli-ani
Dry like John McCain (la-la-la)
Wet like Norman Maine (la-la-la)
More than just insane -
Alive!!!!!
Or would that be too "in" :)
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Or would that be too "in"
Never!
Outré, perhaps.
:D
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Noel - Interesting post about HAIRSPRAY. But at what point can one say that a show is considered by the general populace to be a quality show if awards and overwhelmingly positive reviews aren't a proper gauge of what's considered "good" in our society? There will always be some people who don't like work that the critics and award-givers love, as they did HAIRSPRAY, won't there? So where does it end?
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In today's Notes conerning "No Country For Old Men", bk remarks:
it makes little sense as drama and has little resemblance to the world in which we live (I mean, honestly, the villain goes around toting a huge gun in plain sight
It should be noted that the object in question is a "Cattle Gun", a perfectly legal farm implement, lawful to carry in plain sight.
It is still legal in some jurisdictions, like Arizona, to walk around carrying a fully loaded hand gun in plain sight!
der Brucer
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It is still legal in some jurisdictions, like Arizona, to walk around carrying a fully loaded hand gun in plain sight!
And Charlton Heston has approved this message!
(http://www.psu.edu/ur/archives/intercom_1999/Sept30/Images/Heston_Charlton1.jpg)
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Are we going to see Butz, or are we going to see butts?
"There, Butz, for you go I"
der Brucer
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And Charlton Heston has approved this message!
(http://www.psu.edu/ur/archives/intercom_1999/Sept30/Images/Heston_Charlton1.jpg)
And so does his competition:
(http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2004/04/startracks/041011/vkilmer.jpg)
der Brucer
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We also have palmetto bugs, which are larger than roaches, and they can fly!
The only insect problem I have around my house are palmetto bugs. Nothing seems to wipe them out during the summer. I haven't seen one in months (maybe all our dry weather and my bug spray did them in for this year), but they are usually a year-round phenomenon.
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Noel - Interesting post about HAIRSPRAY. But at what point can one say that a show is considered by the general populace to be a quality show if awards and overwhelmingly positive reviews aren't a proper gauge of what's considered "good" in our society? There will always be some people who don't like work that the critics and award-givers love, as they did HAIRSPRAY, won't there? So where does it end?
I couldn't agree with you more.
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Good morning!
Very cold here this morning (below 20!), but it's warming into the 40s today (supposedly). Tomorrow the forecasters are saying we're in for a winter mix of ice, snow, and sleet with temps not climbing out of the low 30s. Brrrrr!
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Once again, the contents of the mail will determine how I spend my afternoon. I'll watch last night's SVU as I prepare and eat lunch. Then, if the Criterion discs arrive, it'll be THIS SPORTING LIFE which is 2 hours, 15 minutes long and will take most of the rest of the afternoon. If the Criterions don't arrive, then it'll be back to Hawaii with Steve McGarrett and "Danno" Williams.
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TV Reminder:
New PROJECT RUNWAY and LAW & ORDER tonight.
RENO 911! starts its new season tonight at 10:30 on Comedy Central.
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Once again tonight, AMERICAN IDOL is featuring a two hour audition show (Dallas) which I will gladly skip. That's two hours I can use to view other things in order to meet deadlines.
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From what I've read MICHAEL CLAYTON sounds like a movie I would like. However, I'll be waiting for either a DVD/Blu-ray or HBO transmission to see it.
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(http://www.aolcdn.com/aolnews_photos/05/07/20080109142609990021)
'The Deathly Hallows' to Be Two Films? (http://movies.aol.com/news/story/_a/the-deathly-hallows-to-be-two-films/20080114185209990001)
Final 'Harry Potter' May Be Split in Half
(Jan. 14) - The final installment of the "Harry Potter" series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," may be made as a two-part film, the U.K. newspaper The Daily Mail is reporting.
The Mail claims that the crew currently filming the sixth movie, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," has been told the seventh book will be released in two halves, rather than squeezing the events of the 776-page tome into one long film.
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The Daily Mail also reports that Warner Bros. is rumored to be shooting for the Oscars with "Deathy Hallows," potentially courting a big name director such as Steven Spielberg to helm the two-part finale.
der Brucer
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Singdaw - I love your new cabaret combinations. When's the show?
;D ;D
Ditto! But just a cabaret? I say, you have the makings of a submission to NYMF -- a la Company -- a bipolar guy's friends attempt to make him a "project" ...
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singdaw - One I didn't have the courage to post on All that Chat
And I'm Drambuie imbued with Dasani
Part Julie Andrews and part Giuli-ani
Staunch as John McCain (la-la-la)
Crazed as Norman Maine (la-la-la)
More than just insane -
Alive!!!!!
You so clever -- me love you long time ...
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For a state-by-state breakdown of cell-phone useage in cars, go to CELLULAR NEWS (http://www.cellular-news.com/car_bans/)
der Brucer
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Well, there is certainly enough incident, battles, close calls, etc. in DEATHLY HALLOWS to fill two films. I'll be eager to see how this develops.
I still say HALF BLOOD PRINCE is my favorite book of the series.
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You so clever -- me love you long time ...
You love everybody long time - you easy ;)
der Brucer
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I cleaned the den earlier this morning, but I think I'll head down now, do a load of linens in the washer, and get lunch going. Also must check the mail to see what my afternoon plans will be.
WBBL.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And, boy, did this turn into a surprisingly lazy morning for me. It's just taking me a while to wake up. Thankfully, I don't have to be anywhere today until 5:30, but I really was hoping to get down to Chelsea bright and early to get my haircut. Guess I'll down around 1:00 instead, after the lunch rush.
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I'm home today.
Sinus headache and sore throat (hush, Jose!).
So this greeting of "Good Morning, HainesHisWay" is for all and one...which one you'll have to decide among yourselves.
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(http://www.foxnews.com/images/337104/0_61_011608_spiderman.jpg)
ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,323113,00.html)
SPIDER-MAN SPLITS WITH MARY JANE, WIFE OF 20 YEARS
LOS ANGELES — It was bad enough when Jamie Lynn Spears, the 16-year-old all-American girl, announced she was pregnant.
But Spider-Man splitting with Mary Jane, his wife of more than 20 years? We didn't see that one coming.
Which is exactly the point, says Joe Quesada, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. It was time to shake things up in the life of Peter Parker, the nerdy New Yorker who upon being bitten by a radioactive spider attained the ability to transform himself into a web-spinning world savior. And it was easier to do that, he said, if Parker wasn't married.
Still, as the writer and artist who created the story that transformed Spider-Man into Single-Man earlier this month, Quesada has made himself about as popular with some of his readers as the villainous Green Goblin.
...
Is nothing sacred?
der Brucer
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{{{{DR TCB}}}}
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ASK BK:
Bruce,
Who was on the panel you saw when you attended "Jukebox Jury"?
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Or maybe it should have been:
And I'm Drambuie imbued with Dasani
Part Julie Miller and part Giuli-ani
Dry like John McCain (la-la-la)
Wet like Norman Maine (la-la-la)
More than just insane -
Alive!!!!!
Or would that be too "in" :)
;D ;D :o
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DR Ron Pulliam - Sorry to hear that you're under the weather.
***FEEL BETTER VIBES*** to you! :)
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DR singdaw - So... Will your costume be bi-polar too?
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DR FJL is in danger of "peaking" too early on "But Alive." 22 days too early. ;)
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So... Will your costume be bi-polar too?
:-X
:)
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singdaw - In the bipolar parody field, there's nowhere to go but up - or down
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For cabaret shows, you need to set the bar very high.
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I don't meet a wide range-
And it's all very strange...
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I just spent twenty minutes on the phone with a market research person; her final question was "If you could choose one famous person to spend an hour with, whom would it be?"
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Hmm... DR singdaw - I guess you could also pair up "She Loves Me" with "I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy".
;)
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For cabaret shows, you need to set the bar very high.
Or the seats very low.
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SPOILER POSSIBILITIES for No Country for Old Men:
I agree with bk on No Country for Old Men. I usually like the Cohen bros stuff -- Raising Arizona is one of my favs -- but I was disappointed with this one. It started out strong but went no where (I know, I know it's probably supposed to be symbolic of violence -- violence is senseless, hence the movie makes no sense or something like that...yada, yada, yada...) I thought Josh Brolin was the best thing about it -- he wasn't much on my radar when he was younger, but seeing him in American Gangster and this one, I'm pretty impressed and look forward to seeing him in more stuff. I like Tommy Lee as an actor but came to wonder what the point of his character was in this movie other than being symbolic of the old guy shaking his head about what the world has come to -- at the beginning I thought he was going to track down the killer and have a show down, but about all he did was try to track down Brolin's character (and not very well) and go visit some relative for some inane talk and end the movie with some inane dream ... my mind started wandering during the relative talk (I was thinking "oh, that's Barry Corbin, he's such a good character actor, etc.," hence pulling myself out of the movie during that scene and during the dream speech I was thinking "what the ... what does this have to do with the price of tea in China?" so missed the insight/point of those two scenes cause I let my mind wonder ... it might have worked a little better had it ended at the final hotel scene when Tommy sits down on the bed -- The End -- sad and pointless -- but no, it had to go on and make some more points about it all being senseles so it stopped being about senselessness and turned into being about being annoying at the end.
(Oh, and bk is right -- the killer killed a cop/sheriff, so law enforcement would have been, in good ol' Texanese, all over that guy like a duck on a June bug -- yet no one goes after him other than Woody's character -- and the who, what, when, where, why and how wasn't completely clear with his character either....)
If senseless was the point of the movie, then by golly it is masterpiece...
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I just spent twenty minutes on the phone with a market research person; her final question was "If you could choose one famous person to spend an hour with, whom would it be?"
And I sure hope you answered "Frances Farmer"!
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You love everybody long time - you easy ;)
der Brucer
Yes, me so easy and me likey!
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And thus DR Miss Karen has fulfulled the HHW requirement for a rant o' the day...
;)
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And thus DR Miss Karen has fulfulled the HHW requirement for a rant o' the day...
;)
You thought that was something -- don't get me started on bad drivers with cell phones -- or without cell phones. I'll make bk come across like a puppy dog ...
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Noel - Interesting post about HAIRSPRAY. But at what point can one say that a show is considered by the general populace to be a quality show if awards and overwhelmingly positive reviews aren't a proper gauge of what's considered "good" in our society? There will always be some people who don't like work that the critics and award-givers love, as they did HAIRSPRAY, won't there? So where does it end?
I'm not sure how your questions relate to my post, answering BK's Topic Question about botched films of stage musicals.
Are awards a gauge of what's considered "good" in our society? In a word, no. Hairspray won a large number of Tonys, beating out a handful of other eligible shows, some of which had already closed.
If we're talking about what the general populace likes, well, there's no ballot box. You have to listen. What shows are people excited about, and talking about? Nowadays, it seems to be August: Osage County. People who've seen it really love it.
The critics have their opinions, and sometimes they're fairly unanimous (Hairspray: good; The Little Mermaid: bad). What troubles me is that they rarely focus on the quality of the writing itself. One can be so tickled by the comic performance of a larger-than-life star (Harvey Fierstein, say) that they ignore poor craft in music and lyrics.
We've seen countless examples of critics loving a show and the public never takes to it; or shows the critics loathed running forever.
I'm an individual, giving one man's opinion, and admit that I'm particularly obsessed by songwriting craft. While Shaiman can conjure up a snappy rhythm, the other aspects of Hairspray's songs amount to treading water in a sense: They don't swim forward, make interesting points, or lead the ear in pleasing directions. You want those qualities, listen to Amour or A Year With Frog and Toad, 2 scores that lost the Tony, that year, to one of the cast albums that I can't bear to play, Hairspray.
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CLOVERFIELD (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,323106,00.html)
The clever aspect of Reeves’ film is that it’s all shot with a handheld camera that’s supposed to be the camcorder belonging to one of the main characters. This gives the film an intimate feel, and the look is very personal as the city is devoured by an identified creature from the black lagoon.
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"Cloverfield" boasts a small but plucky cast of young unknowns, and they’re not bad, although none of them really breaks out. Lizzy Caplan as Marlena, who is bitten by the monster, does the most with the least in the Ally Sheedy role from "Breakfast Club." The others — Michael Stahl-David, T.J. Miller, Jessica Lucas and Odette Yustman — must bear the brunt of the script’s lack of humor or wit or any subplot. Give them points for that.
Sounds like a film bk can award ¼ stars out of 10!
der Brucer
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I'll make bk come across like a puppy dog ...
SEPARATED AT BIRTH?
(http://www.larrymooremusic.com/LarryMooreImages/Kimmelbruceheadshot.jpg) (http://www.artpaw.com/puppy_b&w.jpg)
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SEPARATED AT BIRTH?
(http://www.larrymooremusic.com/LarryMooreImages/Kimmelbruceheadshot.jpg) (http://www.artpaw.com/puppy_b&w.jpg)
awwwww, ain't he cute? (both of 'em)
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Noel - I was thinking about the part of your post yesterday where you wrote, about the HAIRSPRAY material itself:
"What remains are the convoluted story, which switches racial prejudice for anti-fat prejudice as if they're on an equal plain, and those songs, which are frequently witless, pointless, or just uninventive."
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We've seen countless examples of critics loving a show and the public never takes to it; or shows the critics loathed running forever.
...listen to Amour or A Year With Frog and Toad, 2 scores that lost the Tony, that year, to one of the cast albums that I can't bear to play, Hairspray.
I think, ultimately, we need to add "local theatre" longevity to the "success" equation - I suspect "A Year With Frog and Toad" will be playing somewhere in the USA long after "Hairspray" is a faint memory.
der Brucer
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Oh, I know a question that I want bk to use as the TOD sometime -- How did each of us come to be on this here site? I know my story is a six degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon type deal -- Cason, bk, The Brain and DR ELmo ....
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awwwww, ain't he cute? (both of 'em)
Yes, and so much hair!
der Brucer
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Oh, and don't forget: today is National Nothing Day (http://www.childrencomefirst.com/nothingday.shtml).
This un-event was created by newspaperman Harold Pullman Coffin. It was first observed in 1973. The goal of National Nothing Day is "to provide Americans with one national day when they can just sit without celebrating, observing, or honoring anything."
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Checking in. The war at home continues and no word from the exterminators. Vacuuming the mattress, I found a dead bug, so that means yesterday's spraying did something.
Re NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, the coen's rather faithfully rendered Cormac McCarthy's novel, so a lot of the story issues being mentioned today are the novelist's, who would have needed a less faithful adaptor to resolve them for you.
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Yes, and so much hair!
der Brucer
...and wide-eyed innocence...
....(looks can be so deceiving, hmmmm?) ...
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I just spent twenty minutes on the phone with a market research person; her final question was "If you could choose one famous person to spend an hour with, whom would it be?"
So, what was your answer?
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I found a dead bug, so that means yesterday's spraying did something.
Or it was already previously dead... :P
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....(looks can be so deceiving, hmmmm?) ...
Wait.
You mean our bk isn't innocent?
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Oh, and don't forget: today is National Nothing Day (http://www.childrencomefirst.com/nothingday.shtml).
...and I feel nothing!
der Brucer
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...and I feel nothing!
They don't have bobsleds in Delaware!
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...and wide-eyed innocence...
....(looks can be so deceiving, hmmmm?) ...
But they both have a nasty bite!
der Brucer
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They don't have bobsleds in Delaware!
There's snow in my front yard, how about yours?
der Brucer
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Noel - i agree that the attention to craft in A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD and AMOUR (two shows that i very very very much enjoyed) is better than the attention to craft in HAIRSPRAY. But theater may have moved on from craft above all else - as we're seeing with the near-unanimity of the critical reaction to a show like SPRING AWAKENING. This is not you by any means, but there have always been those who hold on to the standards of an old craft and resist a new craft standard that comes along - modern poetry (rhymes vs. non-rhymes and changing rules for scanning) is an example as well. And of course let's not forget invention, honesty, appropriateness of tone to the story, raising of spirits and pure joy.
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Checking in. The war at home continues and no word from the exterminators. Vacuuming the mattress, I found a dead bug, so that means yesterday's spraying did something.
Re NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, the coen's rather faithfully rendered Cormac McCarthy's novel, so a lot of the story issues being mentioned today are the novelist's, who would have needed a less faithful adaptor to resolve them for you.
Then maybe this is one of those cases where it works best as a book and does not translate well in the limitations of film .. I'm just saying ....hey, plenty of critics and viewers have loved it so one man's (or woman's) head scratching is another man's cinematic and literary masterpiece ...
...ahh, and their faithful rendering explains why there wasn't the Cohen trademark black humor that appears at the core of so many of their films ...
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a new craft standard
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Flickr_qmnonic_123431456--Kraft_Dinner_and_veggie_dogs.jpg/350px-Flickr_qmnonic_123431456--Kraft_Dinner_and_veggie_dogs.jpg)
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...pure joy.
On which Noel is an expert :)
der Brucer
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singdaw - That new craft standard is just so much noodling
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On which Noel is an expert
And just how pure IS DR Joy, anyway? 8)
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DR FJL - I am convinced that your brain is just wired differently from everyone else's...
And I love it! :)
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DR FJL - I am convinced that your brain is just wired differently from everyone else's...
And I love it! :)
I think I see the problem:
(http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0WTb_iWP45Hxt8AHFOjzbkF/SIG=122olah3h/EXP=1200591126/**http%3A//www.cbc.ca/gfx/photos/brainok040826.jpg)
der Brucer
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singdaw - No more so than each person's brain being wired differently, I hope. :) We all have things that matter to us, or don't matter to us, and people that we truly adore and admire (personally and professionally) but still get our hackles up by some of the things they say.
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For example, I'm sure you're looking for a picture of Cornelius Hackel to illustrate "getting our hackles up," aren't you?
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Exactly 30 years ago, the greatest moment in the history of televised entertainment was broadcast:
SEE IT HERE! (http://cgi.fark.com/cgi/fark/youtube.pl?IDLink=3332397)
der Brucer
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BTW, before i leave that post, there is no unanimity to the idea that LITTLE MERMAID is "bad." There may be a majority of the overnight reviews, but there were enough positive reviews so that one can say that its "overnight" reception was better than, say, that of the stage BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
And that's the report from WOCD radio for now.
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For example, I'm sure you're looking for a picture of Cornelius Hackel to illustrate "getting our hackles up," aren't you?
Well, to be honest, it hadn't occurred to me, but...
It's a great idea! 8)
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Well, to be honest, it hadn't occurred to me, but...
It's a great idea! 8)
You are SOOOOO easily led astray!
der Brucer
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HHW Illustrated...[/i]
Just wait till you see the centerfold! ;)
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BTW, before i leave that post, there is no unanimity to the idea that LITTLE MERMAID is "bad." There may be a majority of the overnight reviews, but there were enough positive reviews so that one can say that its "overnight" reception was better than, say, that of the stage BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
Might there be some critical resentment toward shows so clearly geared toward a middle-class family audience?
der Brucer
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You are SOOOOO easily lead astray!
All We Like Sheep...
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Michael Feingold's review of LITTLE MERMAID:
http://www.villagevoice.com/theater/0803,feingold,78879,11.html
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Michael Feingold's review of LITTLE MERMAID:
http://www.villagevoice.com/theater/0803,feingold,78879,11.html
What am I doing wrong?
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All We Like Sheep...
Nope - ain't-a goin' there!
der Brucer
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What am I doing wrong?
How long do you have? ;)
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Mr. Bruce, I whole heartily agree with your rant. Restaurant cell-phoners should go away too, but they're not as dangerous as the driving ones.
On a happy note, the lead from materials management at Kaiser called me back & wants to meet me tomorrow! Unfortunately, all my nice pants are at the tailor getting hemmed, so I'm wearing a skirt, which I'm not used to. I hope I remain comfortable & composed!
Went to the Happiest Place On Earth yesterday with my aunt. Going there on a weekday is definitely a wise choice, if it can be done. Practically no lines! Now that's happy.
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What am I doing wrong?
HERE (you had brackets amiss, I suspect)
LITTLE MERMAID REVIEW (http://www.villagevoice.com/theater/0803,feingold,78879,11.html)
der Brucer
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DR Elmore, it may have something to do with the length of the link. (But I could be wrong.) No big deal, there's always the copy/paste standby.
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Unfortunately, all my nice pants are at the tailor getting hemmed, so I'm wearing a skirt, which I'm not used to. I hope I remain comfortable & composed!
Hint - legs crossed at the ankles, not at the knees!
der Brucer
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ASK BK:
Bruce,
Who was on the panel you saw when you attended "Jukebox Jury"?
You'd think with my memory for details in my childhood, that I'd remember, but I think I was overwhelmed being in an actual TV studio like NBC - I do have vivid memories of Peter Potter from that evening.
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What am I doing wrong?
You need to use the "indent hyperlink" button (second row, third icon in from the left), not the "insert quote".
der Brucer
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Well, DR Jeanne casue me a few bucks yesterday - the local bookseller had Minette Walters "The Breakers" on their usedbook shelf for $3.75
der Brucer
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I'm up, it looks like a pretty day out, and I suppose I shall see if I like what I wrote yesterday.
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Hint - legs crossed at the ankles, not at the knees!
Thanks. ::)
I just had this image of all the klutzy & unladylike things I do set as a music video with Tom Jones' "She's A Lady."
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Vixmom asked what the difference is between hands free and talking to someone in the car. For my money, having someone in the car keeps you IN THE CAR, and if your mind is wandering or your glancing at the person, if they're sane they'll let you know about it. With hands free people tend to just forget where they are and enter a different world.
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I'm still de-groggifying and I ain't lying.
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In addition to that cattle gun thing, Mr. Bardem also carries around some sort of huge rifle with some sort of huge silencer.
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What am I doing wrong?
"indent hyperlink"? - Was that just for me, DR DerBrucer? ;)
Otherwise...
Some URLs you can just put right into the post, and the "board" will magically make it a hyperlink. But, as DR SingingNymph surmised, if the link is too long, no "magic" will occur.
For Example:
http://www.playbill.com
As opposed to:
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showEvent&event=TITSL
Where you would have to "manually" use the URL tool to make it work:
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showEvent&event=TITSL (http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showEvent&event=TITSL)
Or if you prefer text with your hyperlinks:
Barbara Cook's Spotlight: Alice Ripley & Emily Skinner (http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showEvent&event=TITSL)
*Just hit "Reply" to see the formatting codes.
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Hmm... Well, the "longer" URL ended up getting automatically truncated and hyperlinked.. Hmm... I wonder if the punctuation in the URL has anything to do with it... Let's see...
http://www.villagevoice.com/theater/0803,feingold,78879,11.html
http://www.kennedy-center.org/calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showEvent&event=TITSJ
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"indent hyperlink"? - Was that just for me, DR DerBrucer? ;)
"insert" is SO subject to misinterpretation.
der Brucer
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Since the Village Voice matters to Broadway family audiences about as much as, if not less than, the Philadelphia Inquirer :) here's the Inky review:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/howard_shapiro/20080112_New_Mermaid_performs_swimmingly.html
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Hmm.. 'Tis a puzzlement.
*In any case, that second link is for Brent Barrett's upcoming appearance at the Kennedy Center as part of the same "Barbara Cook's Spotlight" series that Emily & Alice are a part of.
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Well, I guess I'll just get my hair cut tomorrow... "Bali H'ai" just called. ;)
Laters...
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That truly was the greatest moment in the history of televised entertainment.
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That truly was the greatest moment in the history of televised entertainment.
Does anyone have the Nielsen numbers for that night? I'm sure they were astronomical. ;)
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Michael Feingold's review of LITTLE MERMAID:
I guess this is what you get when you ask a Socialist to review a Capitalistic venture!
der Brucer
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Since the Village Voice matters to Broadway family audiences about as much as, if not less than, the Philadelphia Inquirer :) here's the Inky review:
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/howard_shapiro/20080112_New_Mermaid_performs_swimmingly.html
Does make you wonder if they saw the same show!
der Brucer
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Oh btw, re: yesterday's discussion re: ned on GHOST WHISPERER.
When i commented that the imdb had oldNed as playing the last episode we saw, i wasn't trying to say that DR RLP was incorrect (about their being a newNed).
I just meant that it was interesting that the imdb had that info (even though it was wrong).
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Hmm.. 'Tis a puzzlement.
*In any case, that second link is for Brent Barrett's upcoming appearance at the Kennedy Center as part of the same "Barbara Cook's Spotlight" series that Emily & Alice are a part of.
I think WSMA rules require a photo
(http://www.kennedy-center.org/images/assets/138_175/TITSJ_BrentBarrett_138.jpg)
der Brucer
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Exactly 30 years ago, the greatest moment in the history of televised entertainment was broadcast:
At last my ears are complete again.
Truly priceless.
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Hmm... DR singdaw - I guess you could also pair up "She Loves Me" with "I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy".
;)
How about I HATE MEN with SHE LOVES ME ?
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RE: AMERICAN IDOL (last night's show).
Yep, DR Jose there were a lot of commercials. It seemed like here they were on every 10 minutes. Very annoying.
As for who i liked, there were a few.
I don't know any of their names but I liked:
1. the black girl with the sick daughter. I just loved her personality. But wow that story really got to me! :(
2. the blonde girl that sang last (the one who doesn't watch R rated movies and is a nanny). I also just got a good vibe from her.
3. the blonde girl from the log cabin/the cage fighter, horse trainer.
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RE: cell phones.
The behavior you describe sounds horrifying. Is that just an LA thing? I mean i see plenty of people using cells here. But not usually driving the way BK described!
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Vixmom asked what the difference is between hands free and talking to someone in the car. For my money, having someone in the car keeps you IN THE CAR, and if your mind is wandering or your glancing at the person, if they're sane they'll let you know about it. With hands free people tend to just forget where they are and enter a different world.
I think it depends on the driver & follows the theory you should keep your eyes on the road, not a the people in the car you are speaking to. If I'm hands free I'm no more distracted than with another driver in the car, and I often stop the conversation when the situation calls for it. Most people I know do the same thing.
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DR Jose, re: the bad singers on IDOL.
I don't really like to watch them. Although i'm glad theya re showing less of the bad ones this year.
The only time i enjoy it (seeing the bad ones) is when they show a bunch of them singing the same song.
Because then we don't have to sit through the backstory, the swearing after they are rejected. And they are not embarrased in the same way. Plus i actually find it entertaining this way.
The princess leah one and the girl who lived in the studio with her mom (who went ballistic after she was rejected) were pretty awful.
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Bruce, you had to mention people who look at you when they are driving-I really hate that! Even worse is when they look at you and you are in the back seat-scary!
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I really just stopped in to say hello & see how the bedbug situation is going. CONTINUED VIBES DR ELMORE!
I have an excessive amount of work to do around here today, and friends will be stopping by later so I likely will not return until tomorrow.
Have a nice day.
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How about I HATE MEN with SHE LOVES ME ?
Hmm... Maybe a medley is in order... "He Loves, and She Loves" could get it all started off. ;)
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re: Idol...
Are these people just trying for their 5 minutes of television fame? Or do they really deep down in their heart of hearts believe that they are truly talented? I just can't believe that someone could be that self-deluded.
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Maybe a medley is in order...
Medleys are your friend! :)
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re: Idol...
Are these people just trying for their 5 minutes of television fame? Or do they really deep down in their heart of hearts believe that they are truly talented? I just can't believe that someone could be that self-deluded.
Well.. Some of them are, unfortunately. However, some of them are also "influenced" by the production team over the course of the hours - and sometimes day(!) - of their audition process. They keep going from room to room being told that they're going to get to sing for The Judges, and that they will most likely end up on TV, so... :-\
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OK... I've got an appointment with a Lieutenant. :)
Laters...
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I just can't believe that someone could be that self-deluded.
Well, I voted for Bush both times!
der Brucer
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Just finished fixing the last lyric I had to fix in the first act of the musical I'm mentoring. Pages are still printing.
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Pages are still printing.
Is that in their contract?
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Might there be some critical resentment toward shows so clearly geared toward a middle-class family audience?
der Brucer
I think it has less to do with middle-class family and more to do with how artfully it's accomplished.
I agree with Feingold about the ending of the film and stage versions of LITTLE MERMAID. There can't be a happy ending for fish out of water and it's a reality ofo existence that everyne but the Disney machine sems to have overlooked. Not all fairy tales have happy endings, not all abducted children are found alive and unviolated, praying to Go and the angels will not always save you, and ugly unimaginative stagings and design for Eurotrash operas or musicals are the work of the devil.
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Is that in their contract?
13 pages printing...
12 drummers drumming...
der Brucer
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I agree with Feingold about the ending of the film and stage versions of LITTLE MERMAID. There can't be a happy ending for fish out of water and it's a reality ofo existence that everyne but the Disney machine sems to have overlooked. Not all fairy tales have happy endings, not all abducted children are found alive and unviolated, praying to Go and the angels will not always save you, and ugly unimaginative stagings and design for Eurotrash operas or musicals are the work of the devil.
You are such a curmudgeon!
May a host of bed bugs invade your...
Oh wait...
Sorry.
der Brucer
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How long do you have? ;)
Glass houses, dear! Glass houses. :-*
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Better you go to a nice Bible based film:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51G820EVZJL._AA240_.jpghttp://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51G820EVZJL._AA240_.jpg)
I'm still waiting for Song of Solomon. ;)
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You are such a curmudgeon!
But such a cuddly curmudgeon! :)
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But such a cuddly curmudgeon! :)
The Randy Vicar and the Cuddly Curmudgeon!
der Brucer
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HERE (you had brackets amiss, I suspect)
LITTLE MERMAID REVIEW (http://www.villagevoice.com/theater/0803,feingold,78879,11.html)
der Brucer
Thank you! I just dragged the URL from the VILLAGE VOICE post and it wouldn't work. I've failed at this before.
The exterminator called: Saturday morning. I didn't tell him I heard he was worthless. Tomorow morning I shall pick up this anti-bedbug cocktail recommended by NEW YORK magazine: Steri-Fab, it's only $45/gallon and I need to buy a continuous action spray as well. Oy!
So far today, I've purchased a new vacuum cleaner, since my tiny dust buster isn't doing well enough, and mattress cover to contain and seal off the mattress. I won't consider buying a new mattress until I know the varmints are under control.
I've also pulled out the rug and junked it, and done another load of laundry and more things are encased in plastic bags. Tomorrow I'll wash more items, including the sheets from the bed that I should have put into plastic bags yesterday. I'm thinking about spraying the entire bed frame tonight and sleeping on the MBarnum memorial air mattress at Toyland.
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BTW, before i leave that post, there is no unanimity to the idea that LITTLE MERMAID is "bad." There may be a majority of the overnight reviews, but there were enough positive reviews so that one can say that its "overnight" reception was better than, say, that of the stage BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
I take no joy in The Little Mermaid's critical drubbing. But, dear FJL, on whether there's unanimity, the scorecard speaks for itself:
pans...
Village Voice
NY Times
New York Magazine
Hollywood Reporter
Variety
Toronto Globe & Mail
Financial Times
Newsday
New York Daily News
The Journal News
New York Post
New York Sun
Washington Post
Bergen Record
Hartford Courant
Chicago Tribune
Backstage
Curtain Up
A.M. New York
Theatermana
Talking Broadway
USA Today (mixed)
praise
Wall Street Journal
AP
Philadelphia Inquirer
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it may have something to do with the length of the link.
:o
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This apartment hasn't been in such chaos since the bookcases collapsed in August 2004.
There's this commercial for digital cable airing with a lot of mermaids and a rap artist (I use the term artist hesitantly) calling, in rhythm to what sounds like an accordion calypso eight-seven-seven, three-nine-three-ee, fo-uh fo-uh fo-uh, eight. They air this commercial on CBS??? all afternoon. The people who wrote that commercial and aired it should have bedbugs in perpetuity.
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Wednesday afternoon greetings! I had a very lazy morning and didn't venture out of the apartment until after lunch (leftover calzone from last night). Spent most of the morning reading The Abortionist's Daughterby Elizabeth Hyde. It's the book up for discussion tomorrow at Delafield Public Library - I'll probably go if the weather's not too bad.
I'm in the library atrium using the wireless and will shortly drive over to Oconomowoc to check out a bookstore and other shoppes. Due back here at 5pm (CST) for Evening Prayer, where DH Richard will again be an officiant.
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The people who wrote that commercial and aired it should have bedbugs in perpetuity.
But it DOES make you remember the phone number, doesn't it! 8)
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Oconomowoc
Where you can always get a cheap stir-fry!
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Lou Grant
Made a rant
About a miscreant
Discount pant
Soiled by a plant
Grown by Gus van Sant...
[Can you tell our network has been down the entire day?]
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Someone should put me out of your [collective] misery...
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Noel - If you consider curtainup.com a pan, your list requires further analysis.
And I don't see the rave from Roma Torre on NY1, which reaches more targeted theatergoers than most of your list.
And USA Today clearly comes down on the side of recommending the show, despite its star rating.
And David Finkle at Theatremania, while negative for the show, found several of the brand new songs "enthralling" - so there are gradations in the pans.
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Hello, everyone.
So sorry to hear about Larry's bedbug problems! Oy! Hope they are soon gone forever!
Thanks to all who wished me feel-better vibes. I've needed them!
Thanks, too, to GINNY and DAKOTA for their reading recs. Like Ginny, I usually read light novels--often a mysteries--while ill. But that brand new Val McDermid was at hand and I just couldn't resist! A few years ago, laid-up with bronchitis, I kept ordering and ordering used books from Amazon; I'd read them as fast as they arrived.
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I agree with Feingold about the ending of the film and stage versions of LITTLE MERMAID. There can't be a happy ending for fish out of water ...
The Little Mermaid kills herself in the Hans Christian Anderson story. Doesn't she?
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Feel better soon, Jeanne!
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There were certainly gradations in the pans. I intended to include NY1 and it slipped my mind. Let's shift Curtain Up to the Mixed column. So, after FJL demanded a recount" the results are:
Pans - 20
Mixed - 2
Positive - 3
I'm reminded of my Little League "career." I tearfully told some adult we'd been clobbered 21-3 and, in that "there, there" way, was told that it really wasn't so bad: the actual score was 20-3.
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The Little Mermaid kills herself in the Hans Christian Anderson story. Doesn't she?
My memory is that she becomes sea foam, since she cannot go back to her world nor remain on earth. Dvorak's great opera RUSALKA with its glorious "Song to the Moon" is the same story, and Giraudoux' play ONDINE, which starred Audrey Hepburn, is based on the version UNDINE by Friedrich Heinrich Karl La Motte Fouqué, which needs a new edition. In Giraudoux' play, she returns to the fold, as I recall. My memory is that her last scene is with the Old Man of the Sea - the deal is she will forget everything on earth if Hans is unfaithful to her. i've always wanted to read UNDINE, but English versions have been out of print for years.
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I spoke too soon! There is a new paperback edition of Motte-Fouquet's 1814 story UNDINE, and I found a used copy from the 1930s , so I'll soon own the story.
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Noel - Is this the new math? (You didn't add NY1 to the list of positives. :) )
When a critic recommends a show, as did USA Today, that would qualify as "positive," though not a rave, wouldn't it?
I haven't read all the reviews you cite, so I'll have to trust you for now on the lengthy list you have of pans. though i wonder since you initially read curtainup as a pan.
But this is not a winner-take-all sports game. There is nothing "fairly unanimous" about the negative pronouncement on LITTLE MERMAID, which is what I took issue with in your post a few pages back. reasonable critical minds can come to teh conclusion that it's a good show.
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It was totally clouded over now, and it does look like that "winter mix" they're predicting is going to happen. There's snow in them there clouds.
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I began my afternoon of viewing with last night's SVU, a very disturbing story of a 14 year old boy raping three 10 year old girls and a boy. And a very surprising conclusion.
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The Criterions did not arrive today, but Paramount was certainly on the ball: four more review copies from them including two TV box sets (BEAUTY AND THE BEAST-Season 3 and SOUL FOOD), a Comedy Central comedy special, and a PBS miniseries called THE JEWISH AMERICANS that runs four hours. These all come out the first week of February.
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So, I went back to the world of Steve McGarrett with 3 1/2 more episodes. The last episode I only got about 15 minutes into is guest starring Hume Cronyn as a gentleman thief in a rare comic outing for the show.
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Among the other episodes I watched was a BIG surprise. The female guest star in the hour looked VERY familiar and it took me most of the show to place her, but I finally did before the credits:
Marianne McAndrew (Irene Malloy from the film of HELLO, DOLLY!)! This is the only other thing I've ever seen her in besides HELLO, DOLLY. She played a girl on the lamb from the mob and had taken up with a guy who just turned out to be the #1 hit man for the mob! He was played by Don Stroud.
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The prince marries a princess, and the sea witch tells the little mermaid she has to kill him (with a knife that her sisters obtained from the sea witch in exchange for their hair) in order to become a mermaid again. She cannot kill him, and throws herself into the sea and turns into sea foam.
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Another episode had the wonderful Simon Oakland as a paraplegic veteran of WWII who believes he recognizes the Japanese commander of the prison camp, the man responsible for cutting off his foot. Naturally, no one believes his ravings about this Japanese gentlemen.
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Interestingly, the replacement for my son's internet whatsis arrived today -- just two days ago I was told it would ship next month.
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I concluded my afternoon with a quick skim of today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. There was atmospheric interference with the cable reception, but it came in clearly enough for me to see there were no Luke and Noah. They weren't in the previews either.
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I'm creating a new act for a bipolar cabaret performer.
I'm thinking of creating a medley by combining "Lucky to Be Me" [from On the Town ] with "It Sucks To Be Me" [from Avenue Q ].
Also, "Everybody Say's Don't" [from Anyone Can Whistle ] with "Yes" [from 70, Girls, 70 ].
:)
I make my own CD compilations and these are the sorts of things I do with them. Thanks for the idea! ;)
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Hiya, Georgie :-*
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The prince marries a princess, and the sea witch tells the little mermaid she has to kill him (with a knife that her sisters obtained from the sea witch in exchange for their hair) in order to become a mermaid again. She cannot kill him, and throws herself into the sea and turns into sea foam...
... and then the Old Man in the Sea tells some inane dream -- The End
.. Didn't Cormac McCarthy write this story and the Cohen Brothers make a movie out of it called "No Sea for Old Mermaids" ?
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The prince marries a princess, and the sea witch tells the little mermaid she has to kill him (with a knife that her sisters obtained from the sea witch in exchange for their hair) in order to become a mermaid again. She cannot kill him, and throws herself into the sea and turns into sea foam.
Had your complete tome of Andersen handy?
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Hiya, ELmo and DRLaura :-*
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Have a bit of writing to do, and then back down to spend the evening with Steve McGarret and (especially) "Danno" Williams.
At 10, they will go away, and I'll be enjoying the law and order in NYC.
WBBL.
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Hiya, Matt H and bk :-*
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Biya, Folks!
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Gradations In The Pans - that's the title of my next novel.
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I printed, I Xeroxed, I delivered, I took those DVD frame grabs Michael Shayne was so kind to send me over to a photo printing place and I'm having five done, so this will be the first time I've done the Courts show where I'll actually have photos from TV shows people will remember. The guy at the photo place was actually impressed with the frame grabs and thinks they'll print very well.
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I'm having a spot of luncheon right now (pastrami sandwich from Togo's) and then I may endeavor to write a couple of pages before I toddle off to the DGA.
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Noel - move New York Sun on LITTLE MERMAID from "pan" to "mixed-very-positive."
Here's the review. Did you actually read the whole review?
http://www.nysun.com/article/69336?page_no=1
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Plus the Siegels at Talkin' Broadway on LITTLE MERMAID were mixed-but-recommended about the show.
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/siegelcolumn/
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I ate a leetle too mucho.
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I shall shortly make an attempt to begin a chapter, which I'll call Chapter 10.
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I remember reading it and recalled some of it; I looked it up on the interweb.
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The chicken and dumplings smell good.
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I've read the New York Sun. It is a pan.
I've read Curtain Up. It is a pan. I'm not sure I know how to do a link, but here's a try:
http://www.curtainup.com/littlemermaid.html (http://www.curtainup.com/littlemermaid.html)
Matthew Murray is the theatre critic for Talking Broadway. They've also a Siegel column, referring to the critical "clambake."
FJL, I've lost sight over whether we're disagreeing about the term "pan" or the word "unanimous" here. And it's all striking me as downright silly.
In the theatre, of course a "pan" is a write-up that will serve to discourage readers from buying tickets
The Little Mermaid, alas, got twenty pans that I could count, including all of New York's newspapers: Times, Post, Daily News, Newsday and the Sun. You've found four or five positive reviews, but, compared that to that "clambake," that score of scorn, we have what people generally refer to as unanimity of opinion. Yes, the technical definition of unanimity would only apply to a 27-0 lambasting. But I can't imagine you really wanted to debate the definitions of "pan" and "unanimous."
I'm honestly looking forward to reading whatever point you really want to make here.
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100 years ago today, THE MERM was born.
(http://www.theatermania.com/news/images/7466a.jpg)
Now I feel old. Older.
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Ethel was only 22 when she did GIRL CRAZY. She looks kinda like mygoddaughter Charlotte in this photo.
I just heard a tv news report on the bedbug epidemic: 7000 reported cases last year.
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You'd think with my memory for details in my childhood, that I'd remember, but I think I was overwhelmed being in an actual TV studio like NBC - I do have vivid memories of Peter Potter from that evening.
Knowing your amazing mind, I know you'll come to you to at some point. Thanks, BK!
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Larry-- if they still make it, perhaps you could line your shelves with "No Bugs, M' Lady" which cracked me up as the name of a product even when I was little.
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a PBS miniseries called THE JEWISH AMERICANS that runs four hours.
I saw part of the episode on early Jewish Theatre. It was very interesting, and well-done.
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It's snowing here---big big flakes, looking like torn up of pieces of kleenex. And it's sticking!
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100 years ago today, THE MERM was born.
(http://www.theatermania.com/news/images/7466a.jpg)
She doesn't look a day over 99
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Rather unusual for Georgia, isn't it?
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And we want pictures!
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Rather unusual for Georgia, isn't it?
Very unusual!
But I'm at work and it's dark, so unless it's around in the morning, no pictures...
:(
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I want to live at twigamore.
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TV Reminder:
RENO 911! starts its new season tonight at 10:30 on Comedy Central.
I'll be watching this!! ;D
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My Cabaret season has started.
Last night Judy Blazer and Martin Vidnovic: Songs of lerner and Loewe
Tonight: Ann Hampton Callaway who've I been wanting to see for the longest time,
Coming up: Michelle Lee, Jason Graae, John Tartaglia (Avenue Q, Sesame Street)
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Bi-Polar Bear
(http://limelight-192.static.dailymotion.com/dyn/preview/160x120/4790192.jpg)
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I'm with bk in the anti-cell phone rant. I never make calls when I'm on the highway, and try not to when i'm driving, unless I'm running late and need to let my client know.
I am in agreement also. It also annoys me when they come to the desk at the library and expect to be served while they are yakking away. I find that terribly rude. I also see it when I am shopping and there is a line at the checkout line.
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The computer saga continues. As I mentioned earlier in the week, we originally bought, from Gateway, the maker of our computer, a 500 gigabyte replacement hard drive for our old drive which died. It came quite fast but when it came we saw that it was the wrong drive. When we called Customer Service/Tech Support we found out that our system wouldn't recognize a 500 gig drive even if it was the correct one. We exchanged that one for a 250 gig drive. On Monday we sent the drive back to Gateway (at least that was for free). Yesterday I went to the Gateway site to check on possible delivery dates for our memory (we're upgrading that also) and the new hard drive. Well, the memory is supposed to arrive today but the Hard Drive had an estimated ship date of February 11. I thought that couldn't be right. We ordered it on Saturday the 12. Why would it take a month or more to SHIP? I came home and told Anthony. I said I would check the site again in a couple of days in case there was an error. I then got ready to go to the theatre. I came home and Ant said he had called Gateway after I left and it turns out yet another mistake happened. Ant spoke to a supervisor when he called and explained the situation. She said that we should not have been sold the 250 gig HD because Gateway doesn't make or sell them anymore. But they are still in the system and on their Web site!!! Anthony said no one had told us, either by e-mail or phone, that the HD didn't exist and that we've been without a computer for almost three weeks now. We need a hard drive and we shouldn't have to wait for a month only to be told we won't be getting the part. She agreed. She cancelled the order for the 250 gig HD (I can't believe it was still in their system being processed) and we are now expecting delivery of a 160 gig HD on Friday. She said they would send it out express delivery at no charge to us. I only hope it's the right drive. The good thing in all of this is that I am spending less and less to upgrade the hard drive. It went from $134.99 to $99 to $79 (for the 160 gig) but I know why Gateway has been in trouble for the past few years and why they were bought out by Acer last year. Gateway retains the name for their brand but they are owned and operated by Acer Computers now. A word of warning to you all. Avoid Gateway if you're looking to buy a new Windows-based PC!!!
I cringed when I read that Gateway was bought by ACER. I have had very bad experiences with their product and the word I have for it not even nice.
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Boy, you've got THAT right, DR Vixmom - I see people driving ALL THE TIME in New York, yapping on their hand-held cell phones!!
Of course, New York also boasts the worst drivers in the nation, according to a recent report by one of the national insurance companies.
I think there are some in Chicago and SoCal that would be a close second
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(((TCB)))
(((Larry)))
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We also have palmetto bugs, which are larger than roaches, and they can fly!
EEEK!!!
I just looked a picture of one!
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Just sang through the entirety of the act one music, much of which I've rewritten in total or at least arranged and adjusted - I'm still having trouble getting the other guy's music that I've left into my fingers.
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Cell phones should be banned in a lot more places than cars. I am tired of sitting in restaurants listening to other people's conversations or standing in checkout lines between two people on their phones. No matter how many announcements are made, I am sick of being at a play, concert or movie and hearing phones ring --- no not ring, make some weird nnoise or play some strange tune. The whole world has turned into one big phonebooth and it's time to draw the line. I do not have a cellphone. I have a phone at home with an answering machine and a phone at work with voice mail. I don't need to talk to people when I am someplace else. Just because the technology exists, it doesn't mean it is needed.
I have actually seen college professors throw students out of a classroom because of student's cell phone and I dont blame them.
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I also wrote a couple of pages, but that's all I'll get done today, unless I write some more when I come home.
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Amy!! My skin is crawling!!!
So is mine after seeing that picture... ::: shudders :::
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I am sending you good thoughts today, DR TCB.
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"Girl On the Lamb" is one of my favorite episodes of HAWAII FIVE O.
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CLOVERFIELD (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,323106,00.html)Sounds like a film bk can award ¼ stars out of 10!
der Brucer
another film not showing in FArgo
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As I read DR LAURA's Mermaid Precis - I remember thinking long ago how hopeless the story was.....like that of The Red Shoes....
Maybe that whole feeling stayed with me, although I must say I loved the movie.
I am of course waiting for the Disney Broadway Version of
SPIN & MARTY
Yippee oo-oo.....yippeee ay.
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A new Pwoject Wunway this evening!!!
DR ELMORE I hope you are wearing BIG BOOTS to stomp them bugz.
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SEPARATED AT BIRTH?
(http://www.larrymooremusic.com/LarryMooreImages/Kimmelbruceheadshot.jpg) (http://www.artpaw.com/puppy_b&w.jpg)
fer sweet!!! They both look adoreable!
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I think Norbert Leo Butz should be in everything, although I am not sure they could find a part for him in THE WOMEN.
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Then maybe this is one of those cases where it works best as a book and does not translate well in the limitations of film .. I'm just saying ....hey, plenty of critics and viewers have loved it so one man's (or woman's) head scratching is another man's cinematic and literary masterpiece ...
...ahh, and their faithful rendering explains why there wasn't the Cohen trademark black humor that appears at the core of so many of their films ...
I have heard that also MissKaren. I love Fargo and there some around here who hate it.
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Movie line:
"I doubt very much you would like her in 'The Hairy Ape.'"
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I ate a leetle too mucho.
I did that yesterday at Disneyland.
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I think Norbert Leo Butz should be in everything, although I am not sure they could find a part for him in THE WOMEN.
Drag role!
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Mr. Bruce, I whole heartily agree with your rant. Restaurant cell-phoners should go away too, but they're not as dangerous as the driving ones.
On a happy note, the lead from materials management at Kaiser called me back & wants to meet me tomorrow! Unfortunately, all my nice pants are at the tailor getting hemmed, so I'm wearing a skirt, which I'm not used to. I hope I remain comfortable & composed!
Went to the Happiest Place On Earth yesterday with my aunt. Going there on a weekday is definitely a wise choice, if it can be done. Practically no lines! Now that's happy.
Job vibes to you!!! Good luck!!
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Always look for the BEST photographer:
(http://images.broadwayworld.com/columnpic/NorbertLeoButz.JPG)
Otherwise, Hiroshima, Mon Amor.
(http://www.freewebs.com/crazymanda125/b_butz_pr.jpg)
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Job and skirt vibes to DR SINGING NYMPH.
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DR LAURA we are still awaiting the answer you gave to the tewephone sowiciter.
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I shall now be on my way to the DGA, after which I shall return.
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Well, seeing how I don't watch tv or movies, the only celebrity I could come up with was Brent Barrett.
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how about Donny Osmond, Laura?
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A new Pwoject Wunway this evening!!!
DR ELMORE I hope you are wearing BIG BOOTS to stomp them bugz.
DR JRand57, I never wear shoes to bed. There's a reason they're called BEDbugs. ;)
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I can't believe this stupid show GHOST HUNTERS has run as long as it has. Everyone onscreen carries on about shadows that never seem to be photographed and there are all these weird camera plays for nothing. About as scary as a tea party with Mrs Astor.
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If you ask me, Gateway started going downhill when Ted moved the company from North Sioux City to San Diego. I did buy a Gateway last summer, but I got it at Best Buy and not on the internet. It was on sale big time
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how about Donny Osmond, Laura?
Dang!
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Hiya, Georgie :-*
Hi, Miss Karen! I just caught up to this post...almost four hours later. ::)
:)
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Evening greetings! We went to the noodle place for dinner and are now back in the classroom for movie night. Tonight is a Latin Tridentine Mass, for which the instructor is providing commentary.
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I encountered technical difficulties earlier before having the chance to offer
{{{{{Hugs}}}}}
to DR TCB.
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A number of years ago a man from Hawley, MN built a replica Viking ship and his children and freinds sailed it across the ATlantic to Bergen, Norway. I came across a photo gallery on the Fargo Forum website
http://www.in-forum.com/photography/gallery.cfm?id=896 (http://www.in-forum.com/photography/gallery.cfm?id=896)
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Are you staying warm Ginny in Wisconsin?
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Are you staying warm Ginny in Wisconsin?
Yes, DR Dakota. I'm really enjoying wearing my sweaters and turtlenecks. There's a lot less humidity here - my hair, skin, and lips are so dry. I'm using lots of lotion and lip gloss. They're predicting snow for tomorrow and Friday.
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Are we going to see Butz, or are we going to see butts?
How about Butz's butt??
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PAGE 11 DANCE!!
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Wait.
You mean our bk isn't innocent?
BK was never[/i] innocent.
;)
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My memory is that she becomes sea foam, since she cannot go back to her world nor remain on earth. Dvorak's great opera RUSALKA with its glorious "Song to the Moon" is the same story, and Giraudoux' play ONDINE, which starred Audrey Hepburn, is based on the version UNDINE by Friedrich Heinrich Karl La Motte Fouqué, which needs a new edition. In Giraudoux' play, she returns to the fold, as I recall. My memory is that her last scene is with the Old Man of the Sea - the deal is she will forget everything on earth if Hans is unfaithful to her. i've always wanted to read UNDINE, but English versions have been out of print for years.
And there's also Once On This Island where she's turned into a tree.
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Yes, DR Dakota. I'm really enjoying wearing my sweaters and turtlenecks. There's a lot less humidity here - my hair, skin, and lips are so dry. I'm using lots of lotion and lip gloss. They're predicting snow for tomorrow and Friday.
You are about to get a cold blast from the north...
My hair gets really staticky in the winter. I have some lotion I got from Avon that I really like called Moisture Therapy. REally good stuff.
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BK was never[/i] innocent.
;)
REally??? :)
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This afternoon I visited an independent bookstore in Oconomowoc (which I love to say!) called Books & Company. That's the name of one of our favorite stores in SW Ohio and the ladies here in WI said that they get phone calls and emails for the store in Ohio. In the hour or so I was in the store, they received a call about every 3 minutes asking if they had the latest issue of Sports Illustrated, which apparently has a cover photo of Bret Favre and lots of coverage of the Green Bay Packers. It's totally unavailable here and I offered to have folks in SW Ohio overnight some copies that they could sell. They almost took me up on it.
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Gheesh, the night I find all sorts of goodies for a project, I forget the jumpdrive! GRRR!!!
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This afternoon I visited an independent bookstore in Oconomowoc (which I love to say!) called Books & Company. That's the name of one of our favorite stores in SW Ohio and the ladies here in WI said that they get phone calls and emails for the store in Ohio. In the hour or so I was in the store, they received a call about every 3 minutes asking if they had the latest issue of Sports Illustrated, which apparently has a cover photo of Bret Favre and lots of coverage of the Green Bay Packers. It's totally unavailable here and I offered to have folks in SW Ohio overnight some copies that they could sell. They almost took me up on it.
I could even look in Fargo...
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Thank you all, for the hugs, the vibes, and the good wishes. Friends make reality softer!
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Good Evening!
So... I got a call from a friend of mine earlier today. He happened to be in need of some music for one of his students coming in this afternoon. And he also asked if I might be interested in coming and playing for the lesson too. And it turned out his student was Matthew Morrison of Light in the Piazza and Hairspray fame, as well as the upcoming revival of South Pacific. And he was very kind, and allowed my friend to snap the following pic for my roommate who's currently working overseas - and is a great big fan of Matt's. :)
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/JoseSPiano/ForMegan2a.jpg)
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Good Evening!
So... I got a call from a friend of mine earlier today. He happened to be in need of some music for one of his students coming in this afternoon. And he also asked if I might be interested in coming and playing for the lesson too. And it turned out his student was Matthew Morrison of Light in the Piazza and Hairspray fame, as well as the upcoming revival of South Pacific. And he was very kind, and allowed my friend to snap the following pic for my roommate who's currently working overseas - and is a great big fan of Matt's. :)
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/JoseSPiano/ForMegan2a.jpg)
That's pretty darned cool! :D
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After the voice lesson, I headed on down to Chelsea to see about getting my haircut since I had about two hours before my next appointment. Well, when I stepped into the barber shop, there were about five other people in front of me - including a mother who had brought her three sons in to be coiffed. Hmm...
So, I decided to just head back out, and up 9th Ave. to get a bite to eat before the short audition session I had to play this afternoon. -Who knew that the Newboys' choreography in Gypsy was truly harder than it looks?
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That's pretty darned cool! :D
:)
*I just sent the pic to my friend, Megan... So, if you happen to hear a scream emanating from Macau sometime over the next couple of hours, it's probably her. ;)
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After playing for the Newsboys, I met up with my friend, Carl, who's in town for a few days to see some shows. He lives in Toronto, but due to the weird airfares right now, he ended driving across the border to fly out of Buffalo Niagara International Airport in order to save about $800(!) on the flight. In any case, we had a nice catch up session over some sushi before he headed over to The Palace to see Legally Blonde.
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Good Evening!
So... I got a call from a friend of mine earlier today. He happened to be in need of some music for one of his students coming in this afternoon. And he also asked if I might be interested in coming and playing for the lesson too. And it turned out his student was Matthew Morrison of Light in the Piazza and Hairspray fame, as well as the upcoming revival of South Pacific. And he was very kind, and allowed my friend to snap the following pic for my roommate who's currently working overseas - and is a great big fan of Matt's. :)
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/JoseSPiano/ForMegan2a.jpg)
Great picture!
Broken leg vibes to Matt!
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Ginny, there have a been a few lovely independent bookstores I have been over the years. I prefer them more often over the chains.
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Maybe I will watch Legally Blonde again this weekend. That is a fun musical
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How about Butz's butt??
Well, when Norbert was playing the Emcee in the Donmar/Roundabout Cabaret, you got to see his butt at the end of the first act. ;)
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Les Mis is on the work puter...
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I'll be watching this!! ;D
I recorded it and will watch it tomorrow.
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Movie line:
"I doubt very much you would like her in 'The Hairy Ape.'"
From ALL ABOUT EVE.
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Just returned from seeing Ann Hampton Callaway. This was the first time I had he opportunity to see her perform live. What a treat! What performer. I have see many many performers and she is one of the best. If you have a chance to see her live. GO!!!!
I got to meet her afterwards and see signed my many cds of mine. Commenting that I had the original pressings of some of them. She wanted a hug from me and boy is she tall!!!
Sitting next to me was music director for many HHW performers (Liz Callaway, Jason Graae etc) Alex Rybeck and Avery Summers who played Jewel on the Ann Margret version of The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas where she played Jewel. Avery is a Florida resident. With them was Mark Heller who produces the Cabaret series here in Florida and elsewhere.
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Good Evening!
So... I got a call from a friend of mine earlier today. He happened to be in need of some music for one of his students coming in this afternoon. And he also asked if I might be interested in coming and playing for the lesson too. And it turned out his student was Matthew Morrison of Light in the Piazza and Hairspray fame, as well as the upcoming revival of South Pacific. And he was very kind, and allowed my friend to snap the following pic for my roommate who's currently working overseas - and is a great big fan of Matt's. :)
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/JoseSPiano/ForMegan2a.jpg)
What a great pic, DR Jose! Loved it.
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My goodness, the guest stars were in full force in the four or five HAWAII FIVE-O episodes I watched tonight: Joan Van Ark, Lloyd Bochner, William Shallert, Albert Salmi.
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And in one episode, McGarrett and a group of deputies get on horseback and ride the ridges looking for an old man fleeing from them. Among the deputies (and not even getting billing) was Patrick Duffy.
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LAW & ORDER had a great, labyrinthan case tonight that began with a missing pair of pants at a dry cleaners and ended up with murder and a huge cover-up concerning poison toothpaste. A great episode.
Since the show premiered with its new cast members a few weeks ago, every episode has been a winner, and I just love the show all over again.
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Tomorrow, I should find some time to get to RENO 911! and (maybe) PROJECT RUNWAY.
I've decided that since I'm so far along with HAWAII FIVE-O now, there's no reason now not to simply finish it over the next day or two. Then, I'll spend all weekend with the Criterion discs.
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Bruce, you had to mention people who look at you when they are driving-I really hate that! Even worse is when they look at you and you are in the back seat-scary!
Shortly after we were married Vixdad's parents visited from their native England to spend Christmas with us,(several years before they emigrated to Canada) They were in the back seat and we were driving them around to show them all the lit up houses.
Vixdad was keeping up a running commentary of the houses but his parents seemed to be be having difficulty hearing what he was saying to them as they kept reply in monosyllables; so Vixdad kept turning more and more in his seat to look at them, practically hanging over the seat, thinking they couldn't hear him properly...
Finally his Mum shouted at him " For God's sake watch the road!!!"
He laughed and pointed at me and said "SHE'S driving!"
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I'll be writing just a bit and then heading downstairs to bed.
Good night!
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As for cellphones...
I LOVE(!!!!) it when I go to a place of business, and I happen to catch a clerk not[/b] help someone out when they get to the counter. Then after an exchange of dirty looks and puzzling glances, the clerk "gently" points to the "Use of Cell Phones At The Window Is Prohibited". :)
That sign now appears in almost all Broadway theatre box offices, and I've seen it enforced a couple of times.
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PAGE 12 DANCE...The Cell Phone Shuffle!!
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Cute story vixmom....
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I was looking at material for a project for class. In my journey of periodical and thesis land I came acorss a thesis on online fan communities. It was on a board that I sometimes visit and I was quoted... I am very creeped out.
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It was something I did not expect. The person used my online persona for that board.
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It was something I did not expect. The person used my online persona for that board.
Did they actually post as you or did they just quote you??
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Either way, that is creepy. :P
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Well, I need to go. I came into work late, so I stayed late, and now I can leave.
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Noel - we find what we want to find. If you consider the New York Sun and curtainup.com and the Siegels' review (and theirs is just as much a review from Talkin' Broadway as Matthew Murray's) as discouraging people from seeing LITTLE MERMAID, then you are finding what you want to find.
I've made my agenda clear on trying to be supportive of the show. You made a blanket statement that the critics were "fairly unanimous" that MERMAID was "bad."
Here's a post of mine from All That Chat, making clear my biases regarding this show, which I've also detailed here on HHW:
"I've conceded a desire to see this show succeed, between enjoying the show, an appreciation and a Workshop connection to some of the creative people, and my other half having at one point worked for Disney and still happily getting checks from that work.
I still haven't done a comprehensive read-through of all the reviews, but doing a search of ATC, of the fifteen or so I've read (including a few I've linked), the Associated Press (Michael Kuchwara), New York 1 (Roma Torre), Wall Street Journal (Terry Teachout) are as good as the Philadelphia Inquirer review you [referring to Bob Rendell] linked last week in terms of highly recommending the show, and those three reviews are in a strong target market for theatergoers in NYC and on tour.
I also see in googling that USA Today gave it a very respectful analysis and overall really recommended it (though not a rave like the above critics, it would sell tickets to a very wide readership). And of the internet reviewers on major sites, Theatermania liked the songwriting calling several of the new songs "enthralling" even though negative on the show, and curtainup.com was very respectful and favorable despite their disappointment with certain elements.
Several of the raves and recommendations are either widely-read (AP, USA Today) or read/heard by a great target audience for theatergoers (the theatre-oriented NY1 Onstage, and the business-oriented Wall Street Journal readership). Obviously, they surely would have loved to have had a recommendation from the NY Times, but is the Times review any more discouraging than Brantley's review of shows like Wicked (the show, not the star) or Legally Blonde?"
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Back from the DGA and Michael Clayton. I've now seen the majority of the DGA nominated films - Michael Clayton is the only one that got applause from the DGA crowd at the end. Make of that what you will.
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Haven't heard from muse Margaret yet - hopefully soon or in the morning.
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I got a nice e-mail from William Richert, the director of Winter Kills. I'd visited his website and purchased his redo of his Jimmy Reardon film, which was mangled by Fox (scenes cut, interference all the way, Elmer Bernstein score replaced by songs and Bill Conti) - his version has narration back in, scenes back in and Bernstein back in. I wrote him an e-mail just telling him we'd had similar experiences in terms of studios trying to kill films and he sent me a very nice response.
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Will we never get to page thirteen?
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Coming out of the DGA I was greeted by crazy winds - could barely get the door of the DGA building open and the winds were something fierce - not so bad in the Valley, thankfully.
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Did they actually post as you or did they just quote you??
They quoted me
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Well, I really do want to get up a bit earlier tomorrow, so...
Goodnight.
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No one in the jernt but me.
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Sneaks up behind.... BOO!!! :: runs away and hides :::
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Very quiet tonight...
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It's very cold here. :P