Topic: THE SPLENDIDLY SPLENDID EVENING (Read 17136 times)

Jay · « **Reply #60 on:** July 13, 2004, 12:20:36 PM »

Given the discussion on the topic of the day, the ads at the top of the page are all related to sushi.

Big Brother has arrived.

Ben · « **Reply #61 on:** July 13, 2004, 12:21:25 PM »

Well, I had a productive lunch hour. Instead of going home for lunch (Anthony went to the Lincoln Center library today) I decided to be a bad boy and go to Footlight. Lucky I did because I finally got me a copy of Hey, Love: The Songs of Mary Rodgers, produced by our own BK. I also picked up the studio recording of A Little Night Music (the one with Sian Phillips and Elisabeth Welch) on TER. I also went over to Academy but they weren't as tempting as Footlight so I then went back to the office and had 6 small California rolls, a bottle of V-8 and some green grapes for lunch.

William E. Lurie · « **Reply #62 on:** July 13, 2004, 12:45:45 PM »

M Barnum and others interested parties:

The WC Fields titles being released on DVD 11/9 are
The Bank Dick
International House
It's A Gift
My Little Chickadee
You Can't Cheat An Honest Man

And of course the five Marx Brothers Paramount titles
Animal Crackers
The Coconuts
Duck Soup
Horse Feathers
Monkey Business

MBarnum · « **Reply #63 on:** July 13, 2004, 12:51:15 PM »

Thanks WEL! I will certainly be getting both boxed sets!! I was really hoping that INTERNATIONAL HOUSE would be on of the DVDs, so I am a very happy camper right now!

George · « **Reply #64 on:** July 13, 2004, 01:09:08 PM »

Quote from: Jay on July 13, 2004, 09:29:38 AM

I am my own posting frenzy.

Showoff!

Congratulations on reaching 1500 posts, Jay!

Anyway, as for Japanese food...I'll have none of it!

'Nuff said.

Matt H. · « **Reply #65 on:** July 13, 2004, 01:26:00 PM »

Quote from: elmore3003 on July 13, 2004, 10:45:46 AM

DRJRand, kudos on your new responsibilities! Isn't THE NERD the play with that great monologue about the airplane? Maybe it's in the other Larry Shue play, whose name I cannot recall.

THE FOREIGNER?

Matt H. · « **Reply #66 on:** July 13, 2004, 01:29:27 PM »

Thanks for the info, WEL. I'm disappointed in a way about THE BANK DICK as I already have an expensive Criterion DVD of it, but to get the others, particularly IT'S A GIFT, I guess allowances must be made.

I sure hope Universal has cleaned up and restored the Marx pictures as best they can. HORSE FEATHERS, which I watched on that Image release the other day, was full of splices and skips plus lots of debris.

WEL, do you if these are going to be released individually. Of course, if they price these like they have done the Kettle and Abbott and Costello boxes, they won't be costing much to start with.

Jane · « **Reply #67 on:** July 13, 2004, 01:32:08 PM »

td- BEST OF VIBES FOR YOUR MOTHER AND MINX.

We had a Samoyed who periodically had the type of seizure you are describing. We never treated it and didn’t have Rescue Remedy, something she could have used during storms. After several years she didn’t have them again. I hope you don’t have to go through that again. I know how frightening they are.

Matt H. · « **Reply #68 on:** July 13, 2004, 01:34:10 PM »

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS

Apart from one shot that seemed very out of focus (when the actual picture begins after the Murrow sequences) and some very bad speckling right at the Intermission, the transfer was as beautifully sharp, clean, and colorful as could be hoped. How marvelous to see it in widescreen, and the sound had been revamped into 5.1 expertly. The movie has always been anemic in terms of drama (until those last few frenzied minutes), but as a travelogue, as a star watching exercise, and as a pleasant way to spend a few hours, it's pretty nice to have.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #69 on:** July 13, 2004, 01:40:19 PM »

Yes Shue's other play was THE FOREIGNER....

William E. Lurie · « **Reply #70 on:** July 13, 2004, 01:48:37 PM »

I haven't heard if they will be released individually or not, but if each film is on a separate DVD they might be. I also have heard nothing about price yet.

Does anyone remember a film in which both Groucho and Harpo appeared but not together? It was from Warner Bros. in the late 50s with an "all star"cast called THE STORY OF MANKIND. It was a big flop.

Jrand73 · « **Reply #71 on:** July 13, 2004, 01:50:55 PM »

With Hedy LaMarr as Helen of Troy!

Off in the tornado weather to a FAther of the Bride brush up rehearsal.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #72 on:** July 13, 2004, 01:55:38 PM »

Good Afternoon!

I'm back from the copier place around the corner. The copier I was on - which happened to be the only one working - made quite good copies, but it was slow... and the sheet-feeder wasn't working. So... I got my "pile o' stuff" copied, and after tonight, I'll see just how much more stuff I have to copy.

Best of all, however, was the guy behind the counter who just ended up giving me an "hourly" rate for the copies. I think I got out of there for only about $0.03 per copy! Beat that Kinko's!

-I also told him that I'd most likely be back... and I know I will.

OK - Time for me to get ready to venture out... again...

Laters...

bk · « **Reply #73 on:** July 13, 2004, 01:57:25 PM »

Just finished entering corrections for my book. That took the last four hours. I'll give it one more pass myself and then enter everything into the computer.

MBarnum · « **Reply #74 on:** July 13, 2004, 01:57:40 PM »

Here are the prices: Of course likely to be cheaper at most retail places and on the internet.

the W.C. Fields Comedy Collection (11/9 - SRP $59.98 - includes The Bank Dick, International House, It's a Gift, My Little Chickadee and You Can't Cheat an Honest Man),

The Marx Brothers Silver Screen Collection (11/9 - SRP $59.98 - includes Animal Crackers, The Cocoanuts, Duck Soup, Horse Feathers and Monkey Business)

Jay · « **Reply #75 on:** July 13, 2004, 02:03:49 PM »

Quote from: George on July 13, 2004, 01:09:08 PM

Congratulations on reaching 1500 posts, Jay!

Thank you, Dear Reader George. Truth be told, I hadn't even noticed.

Matt H. · « **Reply #76 on:** July 13, 2004, 02:15:24 PM »

Thank you for the pricing info, DR MBarnum.

I saw THE STORY OF MANKIND (Chico is in his own segment, too). It is one of the most dreadful things I've ever seen.

Matt H. · « **Reply #77 on:** July 13, 2004, 02:16:06 PM »

I think tonight I'll watch the newly released DVD of HEARTBURN with Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson.

Panni · « **Reply #78 on:** July 13, 2004, 02:17:17 PM »

I just noticed my Freudian typo - PYSCHOLOGIST. Very interesting! (And now corrected.)

Panni · « **Reply #79 on:** July 13, 2004, 02:24:48 PM »

I just had one of those great "Where did that come from?!" writing moments. Made myself cry at what I wrote. Those moments are worth the rest of the beating your head against the page ones.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #80 on:** July 13, 2004, 03:05:20 PM »

Totd: I do not like Japanese or Chinese food at all. I do not go further East than Thai! Prefer Malaysian and Indian cuisine.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #81 on:** July 13, 2004, 03:14:38 PM »

Just caught up with the posts. Congratulations JRand.

Cute photo DRLaura..

DRElmore's posts certainly have been missed - informative and humorous.

Can't remember if François is back this week or next. Guess we will know on (your) Friday.

Congratulations to td who is now able to work out time difference between the USA and OZ. I do hope all those vibes are working. A regular Arthur Lyman performance is needed at times.

Dan-in-Toronto · « **Reply #82 on:** July 13, 2004, 03:29:06 PM »

JRand53 - Congrats on the job and the role. Don't these good-news events happen in threes? (Buy a lottery ticket.)

Dan-in-Toronto · « **Reply #83 on:** July 13, 2004, 03:34:10 PM »

Today I was working in a neighborhood with Middle Eastern shops. I picked up dates, Rahad Lokum (a Kismet reference) and Halava. The Halava ingredients include "bouncing beat water." It finally dawned on me: translation (from the Turkish) for "spring water."

Jane · « **Reply #84 on:** July 13, 2004, 03:34:50 PM »

I love tempura, vegetable of course. Edamame. In Bratislava we had a delicious fried tofu dish at a Japanese restaurant. I also like Teriyaki salman. Cucumber salads are good and the soups. If I eat sushi, then it’s cucumber and avocado.

Dan-in-Toronto the restaurant looks good. When we lived in Connecticut we had season tickets to the Shubert Theater in New Haven. Across the street, very convenient in the winter, was a wonderful Japanese restaurant that had great tempura.

I enjoy most vegetarian Chinese food. My favorites are spring rolls and a good bean curd and broccoli.

Panni, if it’s still there, have you tried Hoy Toy’s in Van Nuys on Van Nuys Blvd.? The best dish there was the “upstairs” ribs. On our LA trips we would meet friends at the Plum Tree but, sadly, it closed down after Chang’s or some other big name place went in.

Jane · « **Reply #85 on:** July 13, 2004, 03:35:34 PM »

Jason-GOOD HEALING VIBES! Gosh, I hope that goes away quickly.

JRand=CONGRATULATIONS!

DearReaderLaura you are posting photos again-YES! THANK YOU.

I’m off to the bookstore to find a book to read.

Jane · « **Reply #86 on:** July 13, 2004, 03:36:57 PM »

Dan-in-Toronto, funny and intersting. They both sounds yummy too.

Panni · « **Reply #87 on:** July 13, 2004, 03:47:08 PM »

Jane - Re Hoy Toy's, the name alone calls for a visit - if it still exists.
I hope they have a Hoy Toy Poo Poo Platter.

Panni · « **Reply #88 on:** July 13, 2004, 03:54:21 PM »

I feel totally miserable, Dear Readers. Allergies. I need to do more writing today, but I'm sitting here shivering and burning up at the same time. My little thermometer says that my temp is 92 - so I have a feeling it's not working. (Or I'm not working.) After I take the Wonderdog for his post-dinner walk, I may go out and get some ice cream. Ice cream heals all.

Panni · « **Reply #89 on:** July 13, 2004, 04:12:24 PM »

A frenzy of one. Why is nobody posting? Is it up to me to...

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