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Well, you've read the notes, the notes definitely had a theme or three, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're just finishing their frijoles muerte then they'll be right home.
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And the word of the day is: ALEXIPHARMIC!
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I must say no posts since 10:15 is rather a revoltin' development and this is the worst case of WUSSBURGERING in our history and I'm just about done with it, frankly. I will take strong measures - perhaps a quart or a pint - if this doesn't stop IMMEDIATELY.
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I think Alexi Pharmic was in UK series "The Young Ones"
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Have a wonderful birthday Vixmom (Debbie).
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I hope that was loud enough.
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A Very Merry (Mary, Marry) HHW Birthday to DR Vixmom!! ;D
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Happy B day to dr Vixmom aka Debbie
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ASK BK Question Day #1
You mentioned that you might be releasing other STAGE concerts, a rerelease of Joan Ryan's fab solo album and David Shire at the movies. I was wondering are these all still on track?
Ask BK Question Day #2
Is there any artwork yet for The Brain From Planet X?
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Good Morning to one of my favorite DRs.
Mr. Larry Moore.
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Ah, the morning crew is complete.
Happy, Happy Day to Miss Vixmom!!!
See ya Sunday (oh, that applies to both Larry and Deb)
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Just read this:
Bruno Kirby died Monday in Los Angeles from complications related to leukemia. He was 57. Born Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu in 1949 in New York City, he was the son of actor Bruce Kirby
Bruno's Brother John Kirby was in the First Nudie Musical
BK worked with Bruno Kirby on an episode of The Super.
He also acted under the names Bruce Kirby Jr and B. Kirby
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Good morning, all! I have an early jaunt to Toyland this morning, then perhaps another visit to the wilds of the NYPL Theatre Collection.
Dear Friend BK, I have no answer to your inquiry on Claibe Richardson interest in THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER. I do know that Stephen Cole, Claibe's companion, and Claibe's family have been quite protective of the score, and I think the show is in great shape. I look forward to seeing it in the Festival.
I heard from our DR Jose yesterday; he's having internet connection difficulties, but he hopes to have his own DSL line by the end of the week and to rejoin us.
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Good Morning to another of my favorite DRs
Ben
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DRs Michael Shayne and Ben! Good morning, gentlemen. Yes, I'm back in my favorite time zone.
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Happy Birthday, DR VIXMOM!
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Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday to Dear Reader Vixmom!
Hi and good morning to everyone!
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I am using my NEW optical mouse. It is very nice. My ex brother in law bought it for me, but my former computer was not set up to use it. I found it a couple of days ago, still in the box, and thought I would try it out on my Presario and voila!
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I need to find some kind of mouse for this lap top. I hate the finger pad. Blah.
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Well I gotta run--Have a wonderful day all!
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DRs Danise and JRand55! My, it's busy in the clubhouse this morning. Where's our Tommy of Oz?
Here's the lnk to the NY Musical Theatre Festival:
http://www.nymf.org/index.php?module=ShowManager
If you go to "Select By Name," you'll find THE TRAGIC & HORRIBLE LIFE OF THE SINGING NUN and THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER info under "Full Productions - Invited Works." You can listen to songs from both shows there.
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If we do NOT have a full cast by Friday, we have to cancel the show, so we are looking. I have mixed feelings about the whole thing.
I love community theatre in general, and I love Putnam County Playhouse specifically - but it sure would be nice to work with ACTORS now and then. But as my friend Keith aka Bob Ewell said when I mentioned that last night...."Acting is over rated."
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Thanks for the link, DR ELMORE!
Today is grocery day - but I shall peruse it later anon.
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I guess that should just be "anon".
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SUCH WONDERFUL NEWS ABOUT THE NEW KRITZERLAND SONDHEIM RELEASE!!!
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I loved all of those old albums on the Kapp label that were released in the Alexipharmic process.
It sounded like you were right there with Jane Morgan!
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Happy birthday, vixmom!
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Hmm..since THE FANTASTICKS isn't over on Sunday until 5:45 and about half the party attendees are going to the matinee, should we move the start time of our Sunday Aug. 20 get-together to 6:00 (instead of the previously announced "5:00 with everyone being here at 5:30?"
Elmore, vixmom, and vixter are seeing THE FANTASTICKS, is that right?
Also expected at the get-together are Ben, Tom, Antonia, and possibly Jose. Have I missed anyone? (Any update on whether Jose is coming?)
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6pm on Sunday is fine with Anthony and me. I think the list is complete. IIRC (if I recall correctly), Jose said he would try to make it, depending on if he was in the city on Sunday.
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6PM on Sunday. We'll be there. With bells on.
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Happiest of Birthday wishes to Vixmom!
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Belated anniversary wishes to Ben and Ant.
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Belated Birthday wishes to DerBrucer.
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Rodzinski's show went well last night (although I agree with MBarnum that the bar was loud at times). It was awesome to see the group back together again after a more than 2 year absence from the scene.
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On the job front, nothing definite to report yet. Early Monday morning I thought I had things narrowed down to a single choice. But then I got a rather interested phone call with a tempting offer. I have another interview today and then once I have the details I can spend some time considering my options. And because JetBlue is having a big sale, I may consider my options poolside in California. We shall see.
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It's just me!! Page 2 frenzy!!
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Everyone keeps telling me that it is good to have options. But I am feeling stressed out about making a decision. And also I am terrible at trying to negotiate salary.
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In other exciting news, I let my gym membership lapse.
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Right now I am considering my breakfast options. Is ramen a breakfast food?
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Yesterday was my mother's 60th birthday.
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That is all for now.
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It’s Ask BK Day, the day in which you get to ask me or any dear reader any old question you like and we get to give any old answer we like.
BK, how are YOU today, sir?
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Everyone keeps telling me that it is good to have options. But I am feeling stressed out about making a decision. And also I am terrible at trying to negotiate salary.
I remember that feeling well. It was both nice and totally unnerving when people used to tell me I could do anything I wanted to....gees that really narrows it down.....good luck with your decisions TPunk
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY VIXMOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Well, I just stopped in to say hello....now it's back to work
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VIXMOM! ! ! !
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VIXMOM!!!!
Ah, the Theme from "A Summer Place" is still a favorite and never fails to transport me.
Frijoles Muerte sounds like soemthing I encountered on a menu once. Not pretty. Not pretty at all.
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Happiest of Birthdays to DR Vixmom! I hope you and The Vixter have a lovely time seeing The Fantasticks on Sunday, and at the party afterwards at the home of DR FJL and Skip. They are wonderful hosts.
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And the word of the day is: ALEXIPHARMIC!
In his quest to find an ALEXIPHARMIC against the PIXIE CHARM, AL mixed an ECLAIR, HAM, PIX of his grandmother (in the nude, but tasteful), and sundry other ingredients in a flask, and set the flask out to ferment in the light of the full moon. Sadly, the result did not remove his donkey ears, although they did change to a delicate shade of lilac.
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Right now I am considering my breakfast options. Is ramen a breakfast food?
It can be, if you omit the seasoning packet and add dried cherries or cranberries instead.
::)
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Hmm..since THE FANTASTICKS isn't over on Sunday until 5:45 and about half the party attendees are going to the matinee, should we move the start time of our Sunday Aug. 20 get-together to 6:00 (instead of the previously announced "5:00 with everyone being here at 5:30?"
Elmore, vixmom, and vixter are seeing THE FANTASTICKS, is that right?
Also expected at the get-together are Ben, Tom, Antonia, and possibly Jose. Have I missed anyone? (Any update on whether Jose is coming?)
Thank you all for the birthday wishes. :-* Since my husband, daughter and my new employers have all forgotten and I have been feeling very sorry for myself I decided to sneak a quick visit to where I knew I would not be forgotten!
Fred... it is DR WFO who will be attending the Fantastiks with the Vixter & me and we are all looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!!
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Options are good, TPunk!
And gosh it has been a long, long time since I have had a tempting offer over the telephone. But that is another story.
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Appy-Hay Irthday-Bay, Ixmom-Vay!
;D
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and back to work go I ! ( before I get caught!!) ;)
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We would never forget the wise and wonderful Vixmom!!!
Love and happiness to you on your Birthday!!!!!!!!!! Hope it is a great one!
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Today, I'm hosting 30 volunteer administrators for a brownbag lunch and a media panel. Have to go set up the cupcakes!
Bye for now.
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Good morning!
Overcast again with spotty rain. Still, it's clammy out and not pleasant. All the rain last night did not cool things down like it did last Saturday. It's just upped the humidity. Ugh!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to DR VIXMOM!!!!!
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Actually looking forward to seeing MR. BELVEDERE RINGS THE BELL this afternoon. It was the last in the series, and the one I've seen the least (and not for a couple of years the first and only time I saw it).
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Thank you all for the birthday wishes. :-* Since my husband, daughter and my new employers have all forgotten and I have been feeling very sorry for myself I decided to sneak a quick visit to where I knew I would not be forgotten!
Hmm, sounds like an episode from a certain television show starring the wacky red headed wife of a Cuban band leader. What was that show called again ;)
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Anxious to see another WILD WILD WEST episode, too so I can finish off that disc in the set. I think there are still two discs of episodes to go. One thing about TV series from the 1950s and 60s on DVD: you get PLENTY of episodes per season!
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Going to start preparing lunch now and begin the afternoon viewing.
WBBL.
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Dear Esteemed, non-muerte, productive, and Yangish BK --
Congrats on coming along so successfully on the re-writing for "The Brain," and it was also very good news about the multiple treasures that will be appearing in new CD form soon.
On e of my still all-time favorite cuts on a vocal CD, is of Guy Haines singing "Sail Away" by Sir Noel. It is a combination of the inflection in the vocal performance, the musical arrangement, and the qualitay of the Coward material itself.
I listen to it when I need to be lifted, transported, and cheered. And it works!
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Googling "Frijoles Muerte", in search of a recipe, I instead found, listed first, a link to a column at Sondheim dot com! Yes, the very first listing at Google is a piece written by The Real A! (http://www.sondheim.com/features/column_a/98.html)
Such halcyon memories.
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Happy birthday to DR Vixmom ......I'm sure the family will do something later for you. :)
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Hmm, sounds like an episode from a certain television show starring the wacky red headed wife of a Cuban band leader. What was that show called again ;)
I Love a Fidel-Player, perhaps?
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Happiest of Happy Birthdays to our Vixmom! May this next year finish with abundance and health for all your family and residences! A happy happy happy day to you, from the cloudy and blissfully beautiful Northwest!
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Happy Birthday DR VIXMOM!!!!!!!!!
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And to dear Esteemed BK --
I won't have much time to read or post for the next few days, as I'm trying to not leave any loose ends before I have to leave on a business trip.
I will be out of the country from Aug. 21 till Sept. 3rd, and therefore I must respectfully request -
--- an official HHW Hall Pass, from the grand wizard, the great poobah, the capricious moyl --
And with all of the unbelievable crap and bullshit that has gone on this past week, where is my destination?????
Why, ENGLAND, of course.
I know God has a sense of humor, but sometimes she is just warped !!
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Hey, gang - I finally watched My Left Foot last night - WOW. What a performance. From everyone. Who was the kid who did C. Brown as a child?? Oh, my gosh. I took a long time getting to it, because I was afraid it might upset me... but how uplifting and totally remarkable this film is!!!
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Hey DR TPunk (and DR Jose whereever you are). Are you ready for the finale of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE tonight?
Who is gonna win?
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BK, so glad to hear of all your progress on your writing. You really are tremendously productive.
MusicGuy, best of luck on your trip. And aren't you the witty one? Such clever posts!
PennyO, concur on My Left Foot. I, too, have avoided certain films in the past because I was going through a difficult period myself, only to find them very uplifting. Then I felt silly for having avoided them.
TPunk, options ARE good! But they can be a bit overwhelming, can't they?
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Happy birthday, DR Vixmom!
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ASK BK Question Day #1
You mentioned that you might be releasing other STAGE concerts, a rerelease of Joan Ryan's fab solo album and David Shire at the movies. I was wondering are these all still on track?
Ask BK Question Day #2
Is there any artwork yet for The Brain From Planet X?
The STAGE CDs are on hold until I have a meeting with some guy. I've told them that if they don't transfer this stuff onto a hard drive they will lose it, but they don't seem to hear it. If we'd waited another few weeks on the SSS CD there would have been nothing to transfer, as the master tapes were decomposing. Their problem, not mine. Joan's album is happening, hopefully next month. I'm not ready to release the Shire yet, but will.
Yes, there is artwork for The Brain - I'll see if I have it on the computer somewhere.
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Good Afternoon!
Ah... I have DSL in my apartment! :)
*Of course, the day after I placed the order, I managed to pick up some "community" Wi-Fi signal here in the area. It's been nice to be able to use that from time to time instead of dial-up. *It's amazing how sssssslllloooooowwww dial-up "is" after being used to DSL and cable modem connections. In any case...
I just finished installing my DSL software and setting up my DSL modem. Thankfully, I already knew how to set things up since the Installation CD seems to be defective. Ah, well...
So....
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But since I have been able to read today's posts...
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BK, how are YOU today, sir?
Slept fine, am up (always a good thing) and must go buy some envelopes now and then jog.
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Happy Birthday, DR vixmom!!!!!!!!!!!
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DR FJL - Alas, due to the amount of work I have to get done down here over the next week and a half, I'm afraid I won't be able to head up to NYC Sunday afternoon. -However, I will be coming up Friday for the day... -Will the appetizers be ready by then? ;)
In any case, I'll be there in spirit.
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DR Jennifer - Yes... I can't wait for tonight's Finale/Decision Show for "So You Think You Can Dance?". I'm just wondering what they're going to fill those two hours with.
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In other news...
Cabaret rehearsals are in full swing. In fact, they're "swinging" right now.
A big chunk of my work for this production consists of preparing the orchestra parts. We're using one of the available "combo" of "Flexbo" arrangements, and I'm currently going through them marking cuts and changes. Alas, a good chunk of those changes are transpositions of a couple of songs. And I'm doing those transpositions on my computer via Finale (music notation software). It's actually sort of easy work, but it takes a lot of time, and it tends to get tedious. Lots of "pushing and placing" of little black dots. I've been good over the past couple of days pacing myself so that I don't go crazy, but I've been putting in some pretty full days. And it looks like I'll have a couple of more pretty full days to get through - at least until our first orchestra read on August 29. So...
My apologies for being errant and truant the past couple of days - and in advance for the next week or so. I've hit my "groove" with the notation software, and I'm trying my best not to lose that groove.
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However...
As I mentioned previously, once the show opens, I'll just be on-call since there's no second piano/keyboard in the orchestra. So the workload will even out in the end.
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Well... My break is over...
Laters...
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Best laid plans...
Der B and I had planned on using my day off to rescue the grandlads from daycare.
Nope, Magic Mommy has them in a day camp this week. So they don't need rescuing.
We'll probably head up to Lewes (the next town north) for a while.
Our plans to hit Philly tomorrow are still in place, however.
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Got the envelopes and have jogged, and now I shall begin addressing.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY VIXMOM!!!!
FJL, your semi-sparkling prize is en route
JR, your semi-lovely photos will be en route tomorrow at the latest.
I am officially middle aged (as if that's a big surprise)--got my first pair of reading glasses yesterday. Oy.
We have a new arrival at the JMK household. She is a furry little bundle of Golden Retriever/Black Lab energy we named, in a fit of hilarity, Blanche (those etymologists out there will hopefully get the humor, as she is black). I'll post a photo soon.
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Woohoo! Yes, we must see many photos of Blanche!!
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We have a new arrival at the JMK household. She is a furry little bundle of Golden Retriever/Black Lab energy we named, in a fit of hilarity, Blanche (those etymologists out there will hopefully get the humor, as she is black). I'll post a photo soon.
Congratulations! And please post a picture!
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Hey DR TPunk (and DR Jose whereever you are). Are you ready for the finale of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE tonight?
Who is gonna win?
Dr Jennifer, thank you for reminding me once again....I almost forgot and I really want to see it tonight
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JMK - Can't wait to see photos of Blanche! Congrats on the new addition to the family
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Page 4 good to see Jose posting dance!!!!
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Jose, will we see you in New York in October or will you be otherwise engaged?
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Addressing away - we've actually sold more than I thought - BUTT, would you like to know a shocking thing? Would you like to know how many people on this here site bought Mr. Spirtas's DVD? Four. I don't know what the deal is, really, but I will say that the DVD is wildly entertaining, has a great commentary track, looks swell, and for those who think they don't need to see it visually, I think you're missing out on a terrific experience.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR VIXMOM!
i'm trying to get up the energy for my brisk morning walk (usually around 7 AM). As it's noon, the morning walk thing is a moot point.
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Thanks, DR JMK.....when they get here, they'll be here.
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Such a lovely day today.
I bought a nice NEW lamp for my room.....a pair of BELL BOTTOM jeans to wear to sell tickets to SEUSSICAL tomorrow night....although there are no tickets so my job will be to say..."sorry, sold out."
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Waiting waiting waiting for my COMPLEAT OSCAR WILDE volume.....
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My question for ASK BK day today....
what is the prettiest word in the English language - pronunciation wise, do you think?
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daffodil is a pretty word
sunset is a pretty word
cinnamin is a pretty word
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Vixmom-HAPPY BIRTHDAY![/b][/size]
Have a fun time tonight with your family!
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Hey DR TPunk (and DR Jose whereever you are). Are you ready for the finale of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE tonight?
Who is gonna win?
I'm so ready for the finale (followed by a new Project Runway)!! I think Travis will win.
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JMK-CONGRATULATIONS!. Is BeeGee happy with the new addition?
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MusicGuy-have a wonderful time in London.
TPunk-enjoy your multiple job opportunities, and good vibes choosing the best one for you
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So I had another job interview this afternoon- except it wasn't really an interview, it was more of an offer. I have tentatively accepted and now just need a formal offer that includes salary, benefits, etc. The position is at the program I recently completed my internship with- I would probably even get back some of my former cases.
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I like the word "rose". Lots of flower names are very pretty.
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So I had another job interview this afternoon- except it wasn't really an interview, it was more of an offer. I have tentatively accepted and now just need a formal offer that includes salary, benefits, etc. The position is at the program I recently completed my internship with- I would probably even get back some of my former cases.
That's cool! I hope it works out for you. I know you felt bad leaving some of your clients when you left. I'm sure they would be overjoyed to see you return
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Vixmom-In honor of your birthday........
A gathering of eagels in Ketchikan
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Rose is nice, too.
Me, too! Travis.....I voted for him....but Benji is very popular. Is Travis the guy from the auditions who had a drug problem and saw a friend of his in the competition last year? I think Benji and Heidi are a great dance team.
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Pwoject Wunway is a winner! I really like that show, but I don't know how they make those dresses in such a short time.
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Swimming pool think vibes for DR TPUNK
Great picture, DRJANE. Wow!
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Congratulations on your job offer, DR TPunk!
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Good afternoon all
Forgive me, but I must rant somewhere, and this seems to be the place at the moment.
For those of you who don't know, I work as a toddler teacher at a local learning center. I've been in charge of the room for about two months, and I've been working incredibly hard to redecorate and rearrange and clean and generally make the room as presentable as possible. I've come in on weekends, come early, stayed late, you name it.
I come in this morning to find that my bosses boss has brought in two people, without discussing it with me, to completey re-do the room, tear down everything I've been creating and make it "better" The "better" arrangement has turned my kids into chaotic little monsters. I arranged the room SPECIFICALLY to suit my kids, knowing what I needed to be able to see from what part of the room, and how my kids behaved when they had access to certain toys. The morning was pandemonium, toys flung everywhere and everyone crying. I almost went out of my mind. I'm just about at the end of my rope. Employees are not treated well here, and I just don't think this crappy job is worth this much stress! I know i could be doing better somewhere else. I know my boss wants to keep me around, but how much am I expected to take??
End of rant. Thanks for listening.
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Good afternoon all
Forgive me, but I must rant somewhere, and this seems to be the place at the moment.
For those of you who don't know, I work as a toddler teacher at a local learning center. I've been in charge of the room for about two months, and I've been working incredibly hard to redecorate and rearrange and clean and generally make the room as presentable as possible. I've come in on weekends, come early, stayed late, you name it.
I come in this morning to find that my bosses boss has brought in two people, without discussing it with me, to completey re-do the room, tear down everything I've been creating and make it "better" The "better" arrangement has turned my kids into chaotic little monsters. I arranged the room SPECIFICALLY to suit my kids, knowing what I needed to be able to see from what part of the room, and how my kids behaved when they had access to certain toys. The morning was pandemonium, toys flung everywhere and everyone crying. I almost went out of my mind. I'm just about at the end of my rope. Employees are not treated well here, and I just don't think this crappy job is worth this much stress! I know i could be doing better somewhere else. I know my boss wants to keep me around, but how much am I expected to take??
End of rant. Thanks for listening.
DR Ann, that is horrible! Have you confronted your boss about his/her actions? The ass needed to inform you of a problem or to discuss it with you before action was taken. My advice is, never quit a job till you have another, but I'd start looking and tell the jerk to piss off.
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Ann-sorry about your difficult morning, and job in general. Vibes you find something much better. If only the people who re-arranged your room could have been left to deal with the kids.
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JRand-how about a close-up.
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Well, I guess our rain has passed us by for now. The skies are clearing. But it's humid.
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Good Afternoon!
Hmm... One of the Board Interns brought in some fresh-from-the-bakery cookies to rehearsal. Which he usually does from time to time. However, this time, the cookies were still warm! Sugar, peanut butter chip, and chocolate chip. Soooooo gooood!!!
-Guess I don't need to eat dinner tonight.
;)
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This one just soared over our heads-magnificent.
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DR Cillaliz - I should be in NYC for part of that week in October. My plan right now is to do split weeks between here and NYC once the show opens. *And I'm definitely coming up to see DRs Tomovoz and Colin when they are there in September.
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Good Afternoon!
Hmm... One of the Board Interns brought in some fresh-from-the-bakery cookies to rehearsal. Which he usually does from time to time. However, this time, the cookies were still warm! Sugar, peanut butter chip, and chocolate chip. Soooooo gooood!!!
-Guess I don't need to eat dinner tonight.
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DR Jose, great news from the LoC! It was in the second carton Mark opened.
DR Jane, I love the photo.
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When I taught, nothing used to make me madder than for folks who weren't directly involved with my kids to make decisions for them that *I* had to carry out. I thought it was MY job to know what was best for the kids I was teaching.
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I started my afternoon viewing with MR. BELVEDERE RINGS THE BELL. This one had Mr. Belvedere involved in an old age home trying to get the residents not to give up on life. Not as funny as the other two in the series, but the ending was truly touching, loads of heart. A fitting end to the series.
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Next I put in, for the millionth time, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE. I noticed that PRISONER OF AZKABAN was on HBO-HD, but I wanted to see the fourth one again, so I put it in and watched the first half.
I'll finish it tonight before I watch MR. AND MRS. SMITH.
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I concluded my afternoon with another episode from THE WILD WILD WEST package. My goodness, what an array of famous character actors in this one:
Michael Dunn
Richard Kiel
Norman Fell
Barbara Nichols
Pamela Austin (well, she wasn't really a character actress)
Richard Reeves
Chanin Hale
Just one famous face after another!
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DR Jose, great news from the LoC! It was in the second carton Mark opened.
DR Jane, I love the photo.
DR elmore - Great news, indeed! I'll be going by next Tuesday morning to get the copying done.
DR Jane - I love the photos too. :)
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Well, I talked to JH and he wants to see shows too, so now the fun begins....Jon's never been to a Broadway show - well, at least ON Broadway, so I'm thinking the night we arrive A CHORUS LINE may be a good intro...I can still get tickets and it would be the night before opening night. Then Thurs is Drowsy Chaperone....then we could add one or two more shows, wouldn't have to be a musical. We could do Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (I'd love to see Cynthia Nixon) and something else.
Any suggestions?
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JHVW, of course since you are going with me, you can make suggestions too ;)
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OK... I've dawdled long enough... I need to finish a couple more charts so that I can watch "So You Think You Can Dance?" with my full attention. ;D
Laters...
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Jon, you up for A Chorus Line?
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TPunk-vibes you get the salary & benefits you want.
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Jane Great Photos
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DR Ann - bummer on the job front! You're welcome to rant here any time you need to.
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A quick hello before I get to my bus stop where I shall get my car and go to Walmart to buy a new pillow. Sheena, Queen of the Jungle ATE mine! Well, she pulled it all apart.
Dad Gum it, a pillow is a very PERSONAL item and will be hard to replace.
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DR Ann, ditto what Ginny said
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Wonderful pictures, Jane.
Good job vibes to TPunk!
Sorry to hear about the job problems, DR Ann. Rant away! I think we all understand.
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Gotta scoot! Good evening all!
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DR Cillaliz - I should be in NYC for part of that week in October. My plan right now is to do split weeks between here and NYC once the show opens. *And I'm definitely coming up to see DRs Tomovoz and Colin when they are there in September.
GREAT NEWS INDEED
DP Colin is having a "minor" operation today. He is to have his ear removed - it may assist with sales of his paintings.
He is having a skin cancer (A pigmented basal cell cancer) removed from the top of his ear. He believes a diet of good quality chocolate will help with recovery. Skin cancer treatment is the "in surgery" for this household this month.
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The office got me a really cool digital voice recorder today to use instead of our ancient mini-cassettes (yes Mini - not micro like the rest of the world) anyway, tomorrow I should have the Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 to go with it. So I can then have the computer do my transcribing I can't wait!
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Wonderful photographs DR Jane.
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Everything is addressed and ready to go. I'm now being told the DVDs may NOT get here by the end of the day, but tomorrow morning - I think you can all imagine my reaction to THAT. There's still a shot at getting them today, and they'll go out tomorrow whether they get here today or in the morning, but it's a pain in the butt cheeks.
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DR Ann. My thoughts are with you! "Outsiders" have no idea how important "group dynamics" and "office internal structures" are in "survival" for those given the task of educating - no matter the age of the students!
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We have just started (last night) watching the complete "The Office". Whilst it is an uncomfortable humour, there is just so much there that can be referenced to our own work situations - even teaching and banking.
I've only seen a few of the episodes before.
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GREAT NEWS INDEED
DP Colin is having a "minor" operation today. He is to have his ear removed - it may assist with sales of his paintings.
He is having a skin cancer (A pigmented basal cell cancer) removed from the top of his ear. He believes a diet of good quality chocolate will help with recovery. Skin cancer treatment is the "in surgery" for this household this month.
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Speedy Recovery Vibes to DP Colin~
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The office got me a really cool digital voice recorder today to use instead of our ancient mini-cassettes (yes Mini - not micro like the rest of the world) anyway, tomorrow I should have the Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 to go with it. So I can then have the computer do my transcribing I can't wait!
DH Richard has been experimenting with similar software. You'll have to compare notes in NYC.
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Recovery vibes to Colin!
Now, I get to go home. Bye for now.
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I think I'm going to head home too. Laters
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Thanks for the vibes - We are just about to leave for the hospital.
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Tomovoz-Good vibes for Colin. I’m glad he won’t loose his entire ear. That skin cancer is a total pain, still, its better than melanoma.
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Hope everything goes OK for Colin, DR Tom. Keep us informed of his progress.
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Now, I'm off to clean the den, continue with Tab Hunter's autobiography, and then back to the movie world of Harry Potter.
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Glad the photos are a hit. :)
JMK-please hurry and post photos of your new addition.
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They are wonderful pictures, Jane! Thanks for posting them. ;D
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You are welcome. I think that is it for Alaska. Next month I hope to have new puppy photos.
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Yesterday was my mother's 60th birthday.
Now, I am depressed! I am only four years younger than TPunk's mother
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Options are good, TPunk!
And gosh it has been a long, long time since I have had a tempting offer over the telephone. But that is another story.
What's your phone number? Oh............ you said tempting.
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Have now finished entering corrections for four of the seven short stories. Now must take a food break. Why do I sound like Tonto all of a sudden?
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I guess it's really official:
Depp to Star in Burton's 'Sweeney Todd'
By Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - Johnny Depp is going from woozy buccaneer to murderous barber.
Depp is reuniting with director Tim Burton ("Charlie and the Chocolate Factory") to play the title role in a film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical "Sweeney Todd," about a 19th-century barber seeking bloody revenge over his wrongful imprisonment.
The star of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," this year's biggest hit with a domestic gross of $400 million, is expected to do his own singing, said Marvin Levy, spokesman for DreamWorks, which is co-producing "Sweeney Todd" with Warner Bros.
"Sweeney Todd" marks the sixth collaboration between Depp and Burton, who scored a blockbuster in summer 2005 with "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," in which the actor played the reclusive candyman Willy Wonka.
Their other films together are "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride," "Edward Scissorhands," "Ed Wood" and "Sleepy Hollow."
The filmmakers plan to start shooting "Sweeney Todd" early in 2007.
I'm glad that "Sweeney Todd" is finally going to be filmed, but Depp's really going to do his own singing?? :P And is the score going to be (if you'll pardon the pun), hacked to bits or will it remain fairly intact? AND will Sondheim write a new song (or songs) so that he'll be eligible for the Best Song Oscar®??
Can you imagine..."Benjamin and Lucy: The Love Duet"...sung over the end credits, to give everyone that warm fuzzy feeling as they leave the theater. ;)
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Ann, that sucks.
Coping with this new level of frustration vibes.
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I have returned home from the hospital - Avec Colin sans part of his ear. He is fine. Thank you all. (Of course the local anaesthetic has not won off yet!!).
Colin's surgeon was not a Demon Barber from Fleet Street.
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Vibes for DP Colin and his ear.
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One hour until the big show starts. How much dancing and recaps do you think they will be able to fit into 2 hours? I wonder if they will drop people one by one or do one big announcement at the end.
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Now, I am depressed! I am only four years younger than TPunk's mother
But you're still a couple of years older than me!
(Just trying to make you feel better! ;D)
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One hour until the big show starts. How much dancing and recaps do you think they will be able to fit into 2 hours? I wonder if they will drop people one by one or do one big announcement at the end.
I think I will watch AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, instead.
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OK, I know there are not very many BIG BROTHER fans here on this sight...and probably few still who liked the first season of BIG BROTHER...but, I just found out that Jamie Kern's from that first season is now a news reporter on our local channel 12 and she lives in Portland!
It just made me happy because she was nice and I liked her.
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I watched the first season, but I don't remember the people very well.
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Happy Birthday to Vixmom!!! I really miss you and your posts during the day.
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So You Think You Can Dance...
I predict Benji.
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MusicGuy- Have a good time out in England. They love their Ken Griffin out there. Ashley Tappan's a Brit, yeah?
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MBarnum-
Thanks again for your "attendance" at the show last night. Basically you were listening from right in the maelstrom of our makeshift sound system. I can't even imagine how that sounded, but the people seemed to enjoy it. All in all, a great return for the band.
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Pogue- Yeah, how DID Yang do that leg thing?
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Welcome to jhvw!
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And to Tomovoz, indeed I performed the correct lyrics. The more difficult is "there's a warm wind blowing; the stars are out," which is hard not to sing "there's a warm wind blowing the stars around."
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JRand- I told my pal Matthew to go out for your show, but I don't know if he will have the time to do it.
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And that's what you call a FRENZY.
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Thanks for the welcome Rodzinski! And A Happy Birthday to Vixmon, even I don't know you guys well yet it's I always like to wish happy b'days. I have one coming up. I think my biggest and best present is a trip to New York with Cillaliz. So far we are planning on seeing the Drowsy Chaperone and possibly Chorus Line, and hopefully another or two. Where I live there isn't any theater, so whenever I'm in a place to see a show I get REALLY excited. I feel so culturally deprived here. There is hope though, once I finally finish school I can leave this place and head somewhere where I can enjoy live music, theatre, and the other little things that make life so much fun.
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When I think about it, the last real performance I got to go to was a tour of Cats over in Springfield. Even though I had already seen it it was still a good show. We had 3rd row seats right in the center. I just now stumbled across playbill, and I was wondering if anyone has seen Hairspray. I'm a huge John Waters fan and wonder if it's a little warped like his movies tend to be. I love that kind of stuff. Anyway...what else is there to do on my dinner break..humm...eat?
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I have a question for Elmoore.
I was looking through the lyrics of Frank Loesser and noticed that there were a lot more cut/drop songs than I thought they were.
Was there ever any consideration recording more of the cut songs that were recorded for the JAY complete recording?
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I was reading through earlier posts and saw someone mention what the most beautiful word in the english language was. I remember the phrase "cellar door" from a movie Donnie Darko. I don't know why, but it does sound pretty to me.
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Now, I am depressed! I am only four years younger than TPunk's mother
HA TCB !! You think you're depressed.....I'm older than her mother!
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MusicGuy- Have a good time out in England. They love their Ken Griffin out there. Ashley Tappan's a Brit, yeah?
Well DR Rodz....you stumped me with "Ashley Tappan." I know quite a few of both the older and the younger organists in Britain, but not Tappan.
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Hey, jhvw,
Hairspray the Musical is not as warped as Hairspray the John Waters film but it's still a lot of fun and John Waters was very accessible and eager to help make the transfer from film to musical stage successful. I don't know how the show plays now since it's been running quite a while but I saw it during the first months and loved it. It's almost always on the half-price booth and even if it's not, you can get tickets easily.
I saw the movie Hairspray in Paris in August of 1988. We were the only Americans in the theatre and we were laughing so hard people turned to look at us. It didn't work as well with subtitles.
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I have a question for Elmoore.
I was looking through the lyrics of Frank Loesser and noticed that there were a lot more cut/drop songs than I thought they were.
Was there ever any consideration recording more of the cut songs that were recorded for the JAY complete recording?
DR Michael S, I'm a bit confused by your question, but I'm assuming you're talking about the complete MOST HAPPY FELLA? Outside of the song Jo sang, everything else came from the 1956 score before drastic rewrites out of town, and there were Don Walker orchestrations for all of it. The only thing I thought we were recording and didn't was the family quarrel stretto for the Doctor and Chorus leading into "I'll Buy Everybody a Beer."
DR jhvw, it's nice to have a face to go with your initials. I think you'd love HAIRSPRAY. I, of course, am waiting for the musical version of DESPERATE LIVING.
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I just now stumbled across playbill, and I was wondering if anyone has seen Hairspray. I'm a huge John Waters fan and wonder if it's a little warped like his movies tend to be. I love that kind of stuff.
DR JH -- By all means.....
GO SEE HAIRSPRAY -- GO SEE HAIRSPRAY !!
It is great fun, lot sof broad humor, and some great tunes that actually have a melody that can be remembered 2 hours later!
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DR Ben, too bad it's not as warped, but I'd still like to see it. DR Michael, a musical version of Desperate Living would really be something. Or mabye a version of Pink Flamingos. Thank god for the internet that I'm able to get my hands on stuff like that to watch. On a different note, there's a movie director Greg Araki that has a movie called "Totally F***ed Up" that I've been looking for forever. I saw it once when I was in LA but it was like $40 for a used VHS, and there was no way I was paying that. Anyway, time to go back to work, the news is calling me.
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Dear Esteemed, punctual, precise, and Tonto-like BK --
I have still seen no evidence of my official HHW "Hall Pass" as yet. I forgot to mention that, of course, I shall take my large jar of bitter herbs with me, as I am still in forced atonement for my long E & T period.
Lucky for me, all of my bitter herbs are dried, and therefore qualify as neither liquid nor gel at the airport !!
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JHVW-It’s nice to see you. :)
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I think I'll do the remainder of the short story corrections tomorrow. Tonight, my music guy is coming over to record the new Brain song, plus a little four-line intro to another Brain song - then he can notate and get them to elmore who, I'm quite sure, will not be waiting until the last minute to begin orchestrating. Each time I play the new song I'm happier with it and I think I finally got the ending the way I want.
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Oh, nice to see your photo, DR jhvw!
As for shows, Hairspray is fun and has more of a message than I'd expected. I saw it two years ago in NY along with The Producers. This past January, my DH and I saw Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, and Rent. I'd recommend any/all.
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Anybody here have a connection that might be able to help us get house seats for The Light in the Piazza or Spamalot when they play the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati in September and October, respectively?
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I'd love to see Hairspray on Broadway! A national tour (non-equity, I'd assume...Olympia never gets the high priced stuff ::)) is coming to town next May! I'll be able to usher for it and see it for free! I can't wait! ;D
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I have an Ask BK Day question! The set up: when you are in the process of recording a CD (such as "Simply Sondheim," the 2 CD live recording from last year’s San Francisco birthday tribute to your close personal friend) you've talked about it here, but nothing is shown on the www.kritzerland.com site, and won't be until you're ready to take pre-orders. Then, you'll list it right there at the top of the homepage, like Kevin Spirtas' DVD is right now. However, you have a link for "upcoming releases," but every time that I've checked, nothing has ever been listed there...ever. It's pretty much just a blank page.
The actual question: why have the link there or do you eventually plan to talk about upcoming projects on www.kritzerland.com before accepting pre-orders? Just curious. :)
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How very sad that just two months after Patsy Ramsey's death, they finally arrest a suspect in JonBenet's murder.
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I have an Ask BK Day question! The set up: when you are in the process of recording a CD (such as "Simply Sondheim," the 2 CD live recording from last year’s San Francisco birthday tribute to your close personal friend) you've talked about it here, but nothing is shown on the www.kritzerland.com site, and won't be until you're ready to take pre-orders. Then, you'll list it right there at the top of the homepage, like Kevin Spirtas' DVD is right now. However, you have a link for "upcoming releases," but every time that I've checked, nothing has ever been listed there...ever. It's pretty much just a blank page.
The actual question: why have the link there or do you eventually plan to talk about upcoming projects on www.kritzerland.com before accepting pre-orders? Just curious. :)
The Upcoming Release page has proven difficult because the webdesigner is very busy and I just gave up trying to deal with it. When we have several titles upcoming, then we'll get some things on it. And just for the sake of accuracy: I didn't record the Simply Sondheim tribute. I'm only releasing it and had/have nothing to do with its recording or mixing (other than giving my fifty-eight cents worth about the sound).
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I work at a TV station, we've been hearing about the Ramsey murder all day. When I first started working here it was great to always be caught up on the news, but now it gets kind of tedious. And during the summer we end up running the same news 3 times a day, and that can get REALLY old.
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Thanks for the info. :D
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Anybody here have a connection that might be able to help us get house seats for The Light in the Piazza or Spamalot when they play the Aronoff Center in Cincinnati in September and October, respectively?
I might be able to get PIAZZA house seats for you through the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, since i'm doing some work for this this autumn.
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DR Michael S, I'm a bit confused by your question, but I'm assuming you're talking about the complete MOST HAPPY FELLA? Outside of the song Jo sang, everything else came from the 1956 score before drastic rewrites out of town, and there were Don Walker orchestrations for all of it. The only thing I thought we were recording and didn't was the family quarrel stretto for the Doctor and Chorus leading into "I'll Buy Everybody a Beer."
DR jhvw, it's nice to have a face to go with your initials. I think you'd love HAIRSPRAY. I, of course, am waiting for the musical version of DESPERATE LIVING.
I'm sorry.
Yes I was talking about The Most Happy Fella. I forgot to mention that.
Some of the cut songs that I meant were:
How About Tonight (Act 1 Scene1)
Love Letter (Act 1 Scene1)
So Busy (Act 1 Scene1)
Is It Really Real & Wanted To Be Wanted (Act 1 Scene1)
Which were all "recorded as a demo" and released on the CD An Evening with Frank Loesser
Joe's Entrance (Act 1 Scene 2)
I'm A No Wanna (Act 1 Scene 2)
Collar Incident (Act 1 Scene 3)
Six O'Clock Train (Act 1 Scene 3)
Marie & Doc (Act 1 Scene 4)
Aren't You Glad Tag (Act 1 Scene 4)
Such A Pretty Picture [Extended No Home, No Job & segued into earlier version of Don't Cry] (Act 1 Scene 4)
Doctor's Don't Tell You Everything (Act 2 Scene 3)
They're Throwing a Party (Act 2 Scene 5)
The other cut songs were recorded on Jay
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I might be able to get PIAZZA house seats for you through the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, since i'm doing some work for this this autumn.
You know who's touring as the mother, don't you? Christine Andreas, who you and I saw as Laurie back in 1980 at the Palace. Remember?
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I'm sorry.
Yes I was talking about The Most Happy Fella. I forgot to mention that.
Some of the cut songs that I meant were:
How About Tonight (Act 1 Scene1)
Love Letter (Act 1 Scene1)
So Busy (Act 1 Scene1)
Is It Really Real & Wanted To Be Wanted (Act 1 Scene1)
Which were all "recorded as a demo" and released on the CD An Evening with Frank Loesser
Joe's Entrance (Act 1 Scene 2)
I'm A No Wanna (Act 1 Scene 2)
Collar Incident (Act 1 Scene 3)
Six O'Clock Train (Act 1 Scene 3)
Marie & Doc (Act 1 Scene 4)
Aren't You Glad Tag (Act 1 Scene 4)
Such A Pretty Picture [Extended No Home, No Job & segued into earlier version of Don't Cry] (Act 1 Scene 4)
Doctor's Don't Tell You Everything (Act 2 Scene 3)
They're Throwing a Party (Act 2 Scene 5)
The other cut songs were recorded on Jay
I have no answers on why they were not recorded, but my guess is, once again, they never made the rehearsal score of 1956 when the show was orchesrated so there were no orchestrations for them. The show that went out of town was not the show that came back; there was a lot of reshaping on the road
"Wanting to be Wanted" is on the recording. Jo wanted to sing it. Unfortunately, she didn't like my orchestration. Even though she had a week of sessions to listen to it and let me make adjustments, she postponed it till the last session. Later, she had problems with it, and I've never had an orchestration request from the Loesser office again.
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You know who's touring as the mother, don't you? Christine Andreas, who you and I saw as Laurie back in 1980 at the Palace. Remember?
Christine's a nice lady. I can't remember if I ever done any work for her, but we have worked on a couple of concerts together. I last saw her at a mixing session of her recording saluting various stars.
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elmore has just achieved 6000 postings.
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elmore has just achieved 6000 postings.
Congratulations, DR Elmore!
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elmore has just achieved 6000 postings.
Do I get a sparkling prize?
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Now, I am depressed! I am only four years younger than TPunk's mother
So am I, DR TCB. But I know a couple of people who will soon be the same age as DR TPunk's mother. One of them is a beloved DR and I'm married to the other.
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Do I get a sparkling prize?
I've been wondering the same thing since I won the Unseemly Trivia Contest a few weeks ago.
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OK, MusicGuy, you got a big laugh from me when I read about your bitter herbs being dried and not liquid or gel! Yes, I was flying last Thursday, fortunately heard the news from a friend who was kind enough to phone, and was able to sqeeze all my liquid and gel items into an already-full suitcase. What disorganization at LAX! I hope your trip goes smoothly! Thanks for the laugh.
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Welcome JHVW!
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Elmore, congrats on your milestone.
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Yay! A very exciting finale for SYTYCD.
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Woo Hoo! Page 8!
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Ok, let's see what this looks like., Here's another photo of jhvw from the last time I saw him
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Congrats Elmore!
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I work at a TV station, we've been hearing about the Ramsey murder all day. When I first started working here it was great to always be caught up on the news, but now it gets kind of tedious. And during the summer we end up running the same news 3 times a day, and that can get REALLY old.
Where have I been all day, I just now found out someone was arrested in the Ramsey case.
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HAIRSPRAY is great fun. The tour is coming to Sioux City this year and I'm sure it will be near you too JH. I think we'll skip it this trip.
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Man I look so red in that picture, I must have been drinking. I'm thinking of getting rid of the facial hair too. Although it does alow me to skip shaving every other day. I'm fine with skipping hairspray, I'm sure it will tour and it's only an hour drive to see it if it heads down here.
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Drinking....at grandma's house???? That's a given!
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I think you'd been in the sun, too
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They've released more of the 9/11 callsfrom the Trade Center to 911 and they've been playing them on all rounds of the local news. It's devastating listening to these poor people begging for help, but the 911 workers are amazing, so patient and supportive in such futility.
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Good evening folks. Thanks again for all the great birthday wishes!!
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Welcome to JHVW!!
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Vixdad took the three of us to to see Spamalot a couple of weeks ago and that was wonderful.. I would suggest trying to get tickets for that one!
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I have been doing my best to avoid hearing the 911 calls and have succeeded so far. I cannot imagine why anyone would want to hear such heartbreaking stuff... knowing how the "the story ended"...
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DR Elmoore
Re: The cut songs from The Most Happy Fella (sorry to harp on it) But......
The songs that were cut prior to the NYC (not those cut in rehersal) wouldn't they have been orchestrated? (I never worked on a show out of town, so I don't knwo the answer. Just curious.
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Vixdad completely zoned out on my birthday. I spoke to him a couple of times today and he never mentioned it. When we got home there was a package from here from his sister in Canada and a card with a lovely something inside from his parents. He watched me open them, looking very perplexed and then suddenly shouted "It's your birthday!!!" (It was around 7:30 PM by this time.)
"Why yes, it is." I agreed , so we collected the Vixter from her rehearasal and I was taken to dinner at the Outback.
The Vixter arranged to have my dinner arrive with a candle in my sweet potato and to have me serenaded by the waitstaff.
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Man I look so red in that picture, I must have been drinking. I'm thinking of getting rid of the facial hair too. .
I like the beard... but I am partial to men with whiskers
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HAIRSPRAY is tons of fun on Broadway, so if you liked the film, the stage version is a nice extension of it. The music is snappy and memorable. I found it a thoroughly enjoyable show.
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DR Elmoore
Re: The cut songs from The Most Happy Fella (sorry to harp on it) But......
The songs that were cut prior to the NYC (not those cut in rehersal) wouldn't they have been orchestrated? (I never worked on a show out of town, so I don't knwo the answer. Just curious.
Songs that did not make the final pre-Broadway rehearsals would not have been orchestrated. Don Walker most likely didn't begin working on the score until the cast was set and a finalized rehearsal version was established. Loesser had been doing various and sundry readings and recordings of sequences for acouple of years, and he acknowledges the singers who helped him develop the piece in the preface to the vocal score, IIRC. Whatever was being rehearsed for 4 weeks would be what Walker was scoring to have it ready to open out of town. From the evidence of a late rehearsal tape, the show after out of town opening was taken apart and reassembled a lot. Those chunks that were cut and removed from the orchestra score were what made up the TER Appendix.
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WELCOME (new) DR JHVW! ;D
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I finished HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE tonight. Always love the face off between Harry and Valdemort. Such excitement to come in the last three stories.
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Ginny, never fear - I always wait until I at least have a couple of sparkling prizes to send out, and yours and Mr. Shayne's will go out in tomorrow's big shipment.
elmore - your sparkling prize is orchestrating The Brain! What could be more sparkling than that.
Speaking of The Brain, the musical guy has come and gone - loved the new song and will now transcribe it for elmore to work his magic on.
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Caught up on today.
Sympathy Vibes for an underappreciated Ann
Congratulations to Tpunk!!
I am soirry I missed Rodzinski's band reunion. Sounds like it was fun.
I am confused on one point... how did MBarnum hear it? Was he on the telephone?
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Hello Mr BK!! Glad to hear things are moving along well with your Brain.
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Next, I watched MR. & MRS. SMITH (Pitt-Jolie version). It certainly had its breezy moments (my favorite parts of the movie), but the climactic gunplay stuff against the militia out to get them got very tedious for me.
This was such a big hit, I'm wondering if they're going to do a sequel to it.
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Ginny, never fear - I always wait until I at least have a couple of sparkling prizes to send out, and yours and Mr. Shayne's will go out in tomorrow's big shipment.
elmore - your sparkling prize is orchestrating The Brain! What could be more sparkling than that.
A case of Veuve Cliquot? My weight in diamonds? Jane's smile?
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Then, I finished the evening with THE PEE-WEE HERMAN SHOW, the stage version filmed by HBO that launched his TV series. I had never seen this. Nice to see where some of the ideas for the TV show came from.
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Tomorrow, I'd like to finish up the MOTO box. I'm guessing there will be GREY'S ANATOMY episodes on tomorrow night that I've never seen before. I also have cued up in the DVD player, the MUPPET SHOW with Julie Andrews to watch tomorrow at some point.
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Dear Esteemed and all-knowing BK --
I understand the difficulties of getting changes made to a web site......especially when they involve products and ordering and such things.
Here is my question (after looking around on the site:) I want to order Kevin's DVD, I think Jason G. has a DVD from the CineGrill (?), and I also really want to buy the DVD of your recent "thriller" play.......how do I accomplish these things? I have real gelt to send off in the post, and I'd like to get these ordered before I leave on my trip...
(without an official HHW hall pass :( - yet)
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After midnight here so I'm off to bed.
Good night!
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MusicGuy: Jason has a CD from the Cinegrill but it's on a label I no longer have anything to do with.
The Kevin DVD and Deceit DVD are easy to order - Kerry has ordered from kritzerland.com and can probably talk you through. You just find those two items, go to their page, and click Buy Now for each of them. You'll then be taken to paypal to pay (you don't have to be a member - just use your credit card as you would at any site).
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Dear Esteemed font-of-knowledge BK --
Thanks mucho for the info and help! I shall order straight away. Now, it's time to rest the back and neck.
Night Y'all .......
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DR Vixmom, Rodzinski uses a telephone in his opening number and this performance he actually called me (as I have been wanting to hear his band for quite some time) and so I was able to be part of the show and hear the opening number at the same time!
With all of the music and whooping and hollering I could only vaguely make out Rodzinski's voice, but I could hear enough to know it was him and what he was singing...and what I heard sounded good...next time I hope to be in the audience, however.
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PennyO, you've got mail.
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I, on the other hand, didn't have mail, at least the mail that I'm expecting and waiting for.
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Happy 'birthday Vixmom!!
I hope you had a very lovely day!
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Congratulations to Michael for winning the trivia contest...
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Cilla, saw on the news yesterday that they were having outhouse races at the Iowa state fair....
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Ahhh JMK, Blanche sounds adorable... Please post pictures!
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Ann, sorry to hear of your job struggles and I understand. I send good thoughts..
Jane, beautiful eagles...
A friend of mine has a lake cottage in MN and we went canoeing one day and saw where some were nesting. One flew above the water and caught a fish. Amazing!
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DR Ann. My thoughts are with you! "Outsiders" have no idea how important "group dynamics" and "office internal structures" are in "survival" for those given the task of educating - no matter the age of the students!
Excellent point Tom!!
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Vibes to DP Colin!
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Now, I am depressed! I am only four years younger than TPunk's mother
Age is the figment on one's imagination....
I live by the mantra of : Mischief is where you are old enough to know better but its not impossible!
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Thanks for the welcome Rodzinski! And A Happy Birthday to Vixmon, even I don't know you guys well yet it's I always like to wish happy b'days. I have one coming up. I think my biggest and best present is a trip to New York with Cillaliz. So far we are planning on seeing the Drowsy Chaperone and possibly Chorus Line, and hopefully another or two. Where I live there isn't any theater, so whenever I'm in a place to see a show I get REALLY excited. I feel so culturally deprived here. There is hope though, once I finally finish school I can leave this place and head somewhere where I can enjoy live music, theatre, and the other little things that make life so much fun.
Have fun in NY!!!
Not sure where ya live... But living in ND is no picnic for culture and the finearts.
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I work at a TV station, we've been hearing about the Ramsey murder all day. When I first started working here it was great to always be caught up on the news, but now it gets kind of tedious. And during the summer we end up running the same news 3 times a day, and that can get REALLY old.
What network station do you work for?
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Congrats Elmore on getting over 6000 posts!
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Cilla, nice picture of JH...
I have the soundtrack of Hairspray but I would like to see it on stage..
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MusicGuy, Deceit is excellent!!
I watched it with DF over the weekend... He also enjoyed it and was very intrigued with the layers that bk created with the characters.
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Big news around here is the trial of Alfonso Rodriquez who alledgedly murdered a UND college student, DRu Sjodin, a few years ago.
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OK, MusicGuy, you got a big laugh from me when I read about your bitter herbs being dried and not liquid or gel! Yes, I was flying last Thursday, fortunately heard the news from a friend who was kind enough to phone, and was able to sqeeze all my liquid and gel items into an already-full suitcase. What disorganization at LAX! I hope your trip goes smoothly! Thanks for the laugh.
the way things are heading, you'd think that the only way that anyone is going to be able to fly pretty soon is to have absolutely no carry on items and wearing nothing but underwear and flip-flops! :o
;D
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Congrats, Elmore on 6000+ Posts! :)