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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were mysterious and baffling, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently missing along with the day. :-X
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And the word of the day is: MAMMOCK!
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I don't even have a shred of an anagram for mammock.
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If a human naps in a hammock, does a mammal nap in a mammock?
Da-don't you ma-mock me, young man.
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Up...UP...at 2:42 a.m.
Acid reflux! And a bout of sneezing.
I went to bed at 11 p.m. And now I feel alert and awake and ready to carpe the diem.
I'll be knocked out in an hour...I just know it.
So...a few words while my Prilosec takes hold. Then it's off to bed.
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BK -- I've jostled the nerves of our Joe Caps, I have. It's in the Mutiny on the Bounty on DVD thread at FSM Messageboard.
The one movie led to "Julius Caesar" led to speculation about whether Rozsa's original overture might be restored instead of the Capriccio Italienne...and Scorro jumped in and decried "bowdlerized" versions of films, and then tipped a hat to the laser of "1776."
I couldn't let that slip and challenged him on his disdain for the idea of a bowdlerized verison of "Julius Caesar" while championing the laser of "1776"...one of THE most bowdlerized of all films (using his examples of what constituted "bowdlerizing").
Joe rose to the challenge and repeated the oft-told tale of how his version was what Peter Hunt wanted and how he took Heindorf's "notes" about an overture/intermission and "made it so" by editing orchestral elements already recorded.
To me, of course, that is the ESSENCE of bowdlerization...changing what was released into a dream of what might have been. And I've long felt it was Joe's dream, moreso than Hunt's. The laser, despite its flaws, is fun to watch and I do enjoy it. But the film was never released that way and the overture/intermission were never recorded as such...so....
It's fun to argue, anyway.
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Big Brother 7:
SPOILER
Well, it's down to Chilltown...Dr. Will and Mike Boogie
Their legion of doom partners James and Danielle.
The secret Chilltown babe Erika.
Then there's George and Janelle.
And man, oh, man! Danielle continues to sweat Janelle. Just cannot stop plotting and devising schemes for eliminating Janelle.
Meanwhile, George has ruined her game and Erika seems to be cruising toward the finals without so much as a concern.
James is nominated. Janelle won POV and has used it and George has been nominated in her place.
The current plan is for James to be voted out. Will and Boogie think it's time...if not past time.
Danielle doesn't want it, though. Her one BIG alliance is with James and she's not comfy with him being up for ouster.
Tsk. Tsk.
Oddly, Danielle and Janelle have agreed to a one-week truce. A cooling down period during which they can chat and be friends without undue tension stressing them out.
Someone needs to do that with James. Except....he only has a few days left...and then he can chill with Marcellas and Howie.
As it stands right now, that is.
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I need to go to bed.
I want to go to bed.
The bed is calling me.
But first, a sip of cold water.
Yes, that's it, precious.
A sip of cold water.
Then to bed.
And a dream of Hobbitses....
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Trivia Question:
I wasn't even close!
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One month and counting...
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Where or where are Ben and Larry this morning????
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Ask and ye shall receive! Here I am but I'm about to leave.
Larry may be sleeping in.
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Good morning. For some reason, I'm the only one at the office. Usually our investigator is here by now....yes, it's Tuesday, hmmmm
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I'm awake, but barely. I have a really busy day, so I should probably get started before every one else gets here.
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Tuesday morning greetings! Today's an appointment-free, meeting-free day to spend at my desk preparing for my grantseeking basics workshop on Saturday morning and other presentations coming up in the next several weeks.
TOD:
Glynis Tryon, the town librarian in Miriam Grace Monfredo's Seneca Falls, NY, mystery series
Theodosia Browning, the Charleston, SC, tea shop owner in Laura Childs' series
Anneke Haagen, the Ann Arbor, MI, sleuth in Susan Holtzer's series set at and around The University of Michigan
Karen Pelletier, the English professor in Joanne Dobson's Enfield College series
Anna Pigeon, the National Park Service Ranger in Nevada Barr's series in which each book is set in a different national park
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Favorite sleuths: Hercule Poirot, Philip Marlowe (Singing Detective), and relatively new favorite, Mary Russell. I adore the Mary Russell character--I think she's brilliant! I'm a big fan of Laurie King's work. I'm also a fan of Minette Walters and especially her book, THE ICE HOUSE. There's a detective in it, Andy McLoughlin, played by Daniel Craig, who I find very interesting. Not a series detective, just a one-off. Any other Laurie King or Minette Walters fans out there? Or anyone reading Jill McGown?
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Tuesday....Act One No Books tonight....
There was some really bad ACTING going on last night, and I fear that that will be way it is for this production....YIKES!!!
I do not think we will get through the act tonight....
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Hmmm...TOD....
Sherlock Holmes
Garth Ryland.....a series of books written by a friend of mine John A. Riggs..including A DRAGON LIVES FOREVER
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Yes, I slept in and I had very frightening dreams. Oy!
Good morning, all! I think I will stay around the apartment today and work on the last chart for Ms Klea Blackhurst. I have litle inclination to get out and about today.
Last night, I too watched THE CLOSER. Because my my trips to Ohio, I believe I've seen only 2 or 3 of the episodes this season. I look forward to the DVD set so that I can catch the ones I missed. I then watched episode 5 of Showtimes' THE BROTHERHOOD, and I think it's a tighter story line than THE SOPRANOS, which I believe never recovered from Nancy Marchand's death. Jason Isaac's mobster brother is poison to all he touches, and in last night's episode he dragged his rather dim brother-in-law, who's so slow it's hard to believe he ever could pass a bar exam, into his schemes. I like this series a lot.
DR Ron Pulliam, it sounds as if a "nationally renowned" maestro with whom I've done several projects is the Joe Caps of musical theatre: I believe most of his "restorations" are the show he wants it to be and not what the surviving material and documentation - bits of which he often omits - often prove otherwise.
TOD: Nancy Drew
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TOD
Nero Wolfe (Rex Stout)
Miss Marple (Agatha Christie)
Amelia Peabody (Elizabeth Peters)
Dave Brandstetter (Joseph Hanson)
Kinsey Millhone (Sue Grafton)
der Brucer
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TOD: Encyclopedia Brown remains one of my all-time favorites for some reason, maybe because no one got hurt in the puzzles he investigated.
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I also loved the detective that Jack Klugman played in the TV film ONE OF MY WIVES IS MISSING. I was sorry that couldn't have led to a series.
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Oh I forgot Nancy Drew....
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TOD: Encyclopedia Brown remains one of my all-time favorites for some reason, maybe because no one got hurt in the puzzles he investigated.
The eldest (9) grandlad is enjoying the series
der Brucer
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Oh I forgot Nancy Drew....
And why were her stories usually superior to the Hardy boys?
Considering that both series (together with the Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift and the Rover Boys) were all products of the same literary sweatshop (the Edward Stratemeyer Syndicate) and were allegedly sometimes written by the same authors, one would expect a more even quality.
der Brucer
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Oh I forgot Nancy Drew....
In the early 1970s I wanted to write a musical about Nancy Drew and I started collecting the old blue/orange editions from the 1940s. I amassed quite a few of them, read them all, and was amazed at how - even by late 1960s standards - un-PC they were. Now, of course, they're updated (I'm sure all the roadsters and tea shops are lost as well as the lesbian subtext) and most likely highly rewritten, but those 1940s editions will always be dear to my heart for their high camp value alone.
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Nancy and the Hardy Boys were pretty much equal in my book....
However I think an amalgamation called The Nancy Boys would have been my faboo favs!
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Good morning!
It's overcast here but that has done nothing to ease the temperatures or humidity. Still stifling.
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I didn't really understand why then or now, but I never could get into the Hardy Boys in print while I adored Nancy Drew and collected her books religiously.
Now, on TV, I loved the two Hardy Boy mysteries on THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB. The ABC series that rotated Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, well, I didn't really like either of those.
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The appalling reality is that all the current issues of both Nancy Drew and Hardy boys are re-writes that down-grade the vocabulary used and render the stories more PC (although the original versions can still be found).
New Hardy Boys (http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/5567/original.html)
Beginning in 1959, the first 38 volumes were systematically revised. This massive project, completed in 1973, was directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyer's daughter. The revision project had numerous results:
Shorter books (180 pages instead of 225, 20 chapters instead of 25)
Streamlined writing style (at the cost of humor, charm, and believability!)
Elimination of racial stereotypes (for the most part)
Modernization (no more roadsters and automats)
Consistency of premises (Frank and Joe no longer
gradually age from 15/16 to 17/18)
Consistency of interior layout (the same typeface is used in all revised books)
Newfound respect for officers of the law
Deflation of Aunt Gertrude's character (see the Aunt Gertrude page)
The degree and type of revisions varied. I've grouped them into four categories, in increasing order of severity:
Same story, same text: Most of the original text remains intact, with pieces cut or slightly altered here and there (example: The Phantom Freighter).
Same story rewritten: The basic framework of the plot is the same, but the text has been completely (or almost completely) rewritten (example: The Tower Treasure).
New story, old ideas: The book has been completely rewitten, and the plot is not the same, but some elements are retained, such as names, capers, episodes, or locations. (Examples: The Twisted Claw retains many elements, such as the Parrot freighters, the pirate empire, and the Caribbean island. The Sinister Signpost retains the racehorse named Topnotch and Aunt Gertrude's inheritance of a stable of racehorses, but their relevance to the story is completely changed.)
New story, new ideas: The book has been completely rewitten and shares no elements with its predecessor (example: The Flickering Torch Mystery).
It does reduce a purist to tears!
der brucer
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Other fictional favorites:
Sherlock Holmes
Miss Marple
Hercule Poirot
Kinsey Milhone
Kay Scarpetta (but not lately)
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]Page Two Dance!!![/move]
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I want to finish the special features on the ADAM & STEVE DVD today. I do want to get to last night's premiere of VANISHED at some point (it's being rebroadcast by Fox tonight for those who missed it and want to catch it).
I recorded Joan Crawford's SUSAN AND GOD today off TCM and want to see it again (and make a DVD-R from it).
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Thanks, DR derBrucer, for illuminating those closing moments of THE CLOSER for me. I really didn't follow exactly what was happening.
But that led to the question which is maybe why I was having a hard time piecing together what was happening: Would a proud police officer who was a stickler for the rules have his ego and dignity mollified with a mere medal? I guess that's what threw me. I didn't think there was any way Brenda wasn't going to have to fill out those accident reports.
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Next-to-last episode of RESCUE ME coming on tonight. Last week concluded with two tragedies which appeared to be fatal to two regular characters. Will be interesting to see exactly how those events play out.
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Jack, have you heard of Mabel Maney and her wonderful take offs on the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series?
Here are some links
The Ghost in the Closet (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1573442283/002-1547481-0340032?v=glance&n=283155)
Not-So-Nice Nurse (http://www.geocities.com/danybyrne/maney.htm)
Mabel Maney (http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/mabel-maney/)
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For Larry:
From Nancy Pickard (http://nancy-drew.mysterynet.com/nancydrew/grownups/nancy/owe.shtml)
I Owe It All to Nancy Drew by Author Nancy Pickard
The award-winning author of the Jenny Cain mysteries pays tribute to "our bright heroine" as she first appeared in 1930 in The Hidden Staircase.
When I was ten years old, I wrote: "I will be happy if I can have horses, solve mysteries, help people, and be happily married." In that order. For thirty years after that, I forgot on any conscious level about that wish list. When I finally came across it again, I was forty years old, married to a cowboy, doing volunteer work, and writing murder mysteries.
The child was, indeed, the mother to this woman.
It's easy enough to figure out why I wanted to "have horses" -- doesn't almost every adolescent girl dream of riding Black Beauty? Growing up in the fifties made it de rigueur for me to want to "be happily married," and being a college student in the sixties made it nearly obligatory for me to want to "help people." But whence the desire to "solve mysteries"?
That's easy, isn't it?
I read Nancy Drew. Didn't you?
Sometimes I think I owe it all to her -- my career, my amateur sleuth heroine, most of whatever finer qualities I may possess, even my blond hair, blue eyes , and my name. Nancy Drew was (almost) everything I wanted to be when I grew up: intelligent, self-confident, incredibly courageous, honest, straightforward, kind, courteous, energetic, successful, and independent. I confess that I also wished I were well-to-do and beautiful, just like Nancy. Granted, it's possible that she could have used more of a sense of fun and humor, and it cannot be denied that in her language and attitudes she reflected the white, middle-class, Christian prejudices of her day, but I'd rather blame those failing on her creators. I like to think that had Nancy but known, she never would have thought, spoken, or behaved in those ways.
Recently, for the first time since I was a girl I read the original version of The Hidden Staircase. First published in 1930, it may be the most famous and the most fondly remembered of any of the Nancy Drew mysteries. In 1959 the story was republished in a rewritten edition that drastically altered both the plot and the characters. If I had a daughter, the original version is the one I'd want to pass on to her. It is the edition I will give to my son.
der brucer
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DR: Elmore: Revisionists proliferate these days. Some even believe themselves to have created some of the things they revise. Change a few notes and an opera by Mozart can become a new work by Joe Blow. And the only nod to the original becomes, "Based on an opera by Mozart."
Yeah, right.
And almost always, they shoulda stuck to the original.
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Guess I'll go tend to a few things and then start preparing lunch.
WBBL.
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However I think an amalgamation called The Nancy Boys would have been my faboo favs!
Right up there with "Tom Swift - with illustrations by Tom of Finland"
der Brucer
Tom Swift needed a female counterpart - Susie Easy?
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Authorship: I wrote a story called "The" back in 1968. Since then, the word has been plagiarized 765, 235, 463,982 times...and counting.
:D
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And the only nod to the original becomes, "Based on an opera by Mozart."
Or in the case of "RENT!", "wretchedly ripped from an opera by Puccini"
der Brucer
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Or in the case of "RENT!", "wretchedly ripped from an opera by Puccini"
der Brucer
As a big fan of RENT, I have to say the Disney AIDA treats Giuseppe Verdi and his librettist far worse.
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TOD - I loved early Columbo.
In re: the Mozart rip-off's ... LONE STAR LADIES is completely ripped off from Cosi Fan Tutte... all the same characters (in new professions), all the same situations (the boys ride off to war at the Alamo... and come back disguised as Mexican Mariachi singers), Despina (now the lady bartender/Madam of the upstairs brothel - which is how she happens to know so much about men..) diguises herself as a Traveling Snake Oil Salesman... and on and on. It actually is quite hilarious - but ALL the music is pure Mozart.
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TOD:
Sherlock Holmes by Conan Doyle
Philip Marlowe by Raymond Chandler
Sam Spade by Dashiell Hammett
Paul Pine by Howard Browne (writing as John Evans)
Elvis Cole by Robert Crais
Harry Stoner (Cincinnati Detective) by Johnathan Valin
Marcus Didius Falco (Roman Detective) by Lindsay Davis
Nicholas Bracewell (Elizabethan Detective) by Edward Marston
Philo Vance by S.S. Van Dine
Ed and Am Hunter by Fredric Brown
Toby Peters (detective to the studios) by Stuart Kaminsky
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Good day one and all...
A brief hello before I head to work...
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Depression May Strengthen Into Tropical Storm Debby (http://Depression May Strengthen Into Tropical Storm Debby)
Good Lord - I hope we don't get "Debby Does Delaware!"
der brucer
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I'm up, I'm up. Many e-mails this morning, none of which I answered. So, have to do that shortly.
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No e-mail, however, from David. It may still be coming though, so I'll wait until noon.
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TOTD
Inspector Morse (John Thaw)
Albert Campion (Peter Davison)
DCS Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren)
Sherlock Holmes... (Too many different actors to name but my favorites are Tom Baker and Basil Rathbone)
Miss Marple (Joan Hickson comes to mind though several women have played her. )
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And, of course, Sherlock Holmes!
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TOD - I loved early Columbo.
In re: the Mozart rip-off's ... LONE STAR LADIES is completely ripped off from Cosi Fan Tutte...
And whree does one find LONE STAR LADIES? The only thing I got searching was "Lone Star Ladies Motorcycle Rally" - sounds like fun, but not Mozartian.
der Brucer
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I love the Sherlock Holmes mysteries, and even bought some DVD's of the old Basil Rathbone films. Lots of great actors have played that character, but I'm still partial to Basil. I'll watch those films over and over again.
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TOTD
Inspector Morse (John Thaw)
Albert Campion (Peter Davison)
DCS Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren)
Sherlock Holmes... (Too many different actors to name but my favorites are Tom Baker and Basil Rathbone)
Miss Marple (Joan Hickson comes to mind though several women have played her. )
Can we add "The Mrs Bradley Mysteries" with Diana Rigg (adapted from novels by Gladys Mitchell).
der Brucer
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And whree does one find LONE STAR LADIES? The only thing I got searching was "Lone Star Ladies Motorcycle Rally" - sounds like fun, but not Mozartian.
der Brucer
I'll send you the libretto! It was one of my more successful decompositions... had two productions.
Florrie and Dorrie, the Lone Star Ladies, were two dance hall girls, in love with a couple of singing cowboys... (it's why everyone was always bursting into song...) The boys played poker with the Sheriff, Big Al; one time he made them a bet that if they pretended to ride off to war, their gals would fall for the next two hombres who walked into the saloon... boys pretended to ride off to fight at the Alamo, came back disguised as Mexican mariachis - who didn't speak Spanish.
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Florrie is a bit of an alcoholic, Dorrie is a compulsive eater...
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DR Elmore - I always wondered what happened to your idea for a Nancy Drew musical - now I know!
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There's a video of one production - somewhere...
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I love the Sherlock Holmes mysteries, and even bought some DVD's of the old Basil Rathbone films. Lots of great actors have played that character, but I'm still partial to Basil. I'll watch those films over and over again.
How about Moses? He (Heston) played Sherlock in "Crucifer of Blood" - which I saw in LA. (A performance which, if memory serves, DR Pogue held not in high esteem.)
der Brucer
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Don't recall that performance. But whatta voice!
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Today is Disney Day in our Audio-Visual Department. Here are the trivia questions:
DISNEY TRIVIA
1. Released on November 18, 1928, the third animated cartoon to feature Mickey Mouse, was the one that made him famous. Its title is
2. On what date did Disneyland open in Anaheim, California?
3. On the opening day of Disneyland, Walt Disney had the event televised for one hour – a big deal back then. Besides Walt, 3 well-known TV personalities of the day served as hosts of this show. Can you name at least one?
4. What is Donald Duck’s middle name?
5. When Goofy first appeared in the cartoons in the early 1930’s, he was not called Goofy. What was his original name?
6. In which Disney animated movie do you find the character Maleficent?
7. What movie was Disney’s first completely live-action film?
8. Name Cinderella’s two ugly step-sisters.
9. Name the 11 countries in EPCOT’s World Showcase.
10. What Disney Pixar film has the song “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”?
11. Who provided the voice of Sulley in Monsters, Inc.?
12. Name 2 Disney movies starring Hayley Mills.
BONUS: The Sherman Brothers wrote music for many Disney films and TV productions. Walt Disney developed the tradition of having the brothers come to his office every Friday afternoon and play songs for him. He always requested one song in particular. It was:
They also distributed Mouseketeers and Disney Movies/Characters Word Search Puzzles, stickers (I'm wearing Minnie Mouse with a hair bow that matches my jacket perfectly!), and Finding Nemo Fruit Snacks.
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Florrie and Dorrie, the Lone Star Ladies, were two dance hall girls, in love with a couple of singing cowboys... (it's why everyone was always bursting into song...) The boys played poker with the Sheriff, Big Al; one time he made them a bet that if they pretended to ride off to war, their gals would fall for the next two hombres who walked into the saloon... boys pretended to ride off to fight at the Alamo, came back disguised as Mexican mariachis - who didn't speak Spanish.
Sounds like a great companion to "Das Barbecu".
der Brucer
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Page 2 Minnie Dance:
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I'll send you the libretto! It was one of my more successful decompositions... had two productions.
Florrie and Dorrie, the Lone Star Ladies, were two dance hall girls, in love with a couple of singing cowboys... (it's why everyone was always bursting into song...) The boys played poker with the Sheriff, Big Al; one time he made them a bet that if they pretended to ride off to war, their gals would fall for the next two hombres who walked into the saloon... boys pretended to ride off to fight at the Alamo, came back disguised as Mexican mariachis - who didn't speak Spanish.
Penny, this sound hysterical! ;D
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Penny, this sound hysterical! ;D
I agree! Why not make it the first production of the Hainsie/Kimlet Virtual Light Opera Company?
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why thank you! It got most of its laughs from folks who already knew the opera...
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I agree! Why not make it the first production of the Hainsie/Kimlet Virtual Light Opera Company?
Is there a part in it for me? I will stake out the role of Florrie, in case anyone was wondering...
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TOD:
Marcus Didius Falco (Roman Detective) by Lindsay Davis
Then I'll add Gordianus the Finder (Roman Dectective) by Steven Saylor. He swashbuckles more than Falco.
der Brucer
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Penny, you just made your "Pennsylvania Avenue" Post!
;)
Get it??
Too obscure?
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Jack, have you heard of Mabel Maney and her wonderful take offs on the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series?
Here are some links
The Ghost in the Closet (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1573442283/002-1547481-0340032?v=glance&n=283155)
Not-So-Nice Nurse (http://www.geocities.com/danybyrne/maney.htm)
Mabel Maney (http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/mabel-maney/)
Thanks! DRBEN. Now I have.
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Penny, you just made your "Pennsylvania Avenue" Post!
;)
Get it??
Too obscure?
Huh?
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"1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" is the address of The White House and the name of a four-performance musical by Leonard Bernstein and Alan Jay Lerner.
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It was re-worked and recorded as "The White House Cantata." The basic premise is that it told the story of The White House through its presidents and first ladies and servants and slaves. All of the presidents were played by the same actor and all of the first ladies were played by the same actress. Patricia Routledge played the first ladies in the original production.
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Is there a part in it for me?
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I just checked Amazon.com and evidently, it's out of print! The cheapest that a Amazon Marketplace seller has it is for $55.43! I better hold on to my copy! ;D
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Click HERE (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004VU0I/sr=8-1/qid=1156264629/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-9264336-3384736?ie=UTF8) for the listing and for clips.
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Is there a part in it for me?
Yes!! ALL of the first wives! ;D
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Since they're all different ages, there's no reason that you can't play them. :)
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Is there a part in it for me? I will stake out the role of Florrie, in case anyone was wondering...
I'll be the Director's Assistant - DR Elmore could give me a letter of recommendation.
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Anybody in NYC planning to see this (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/101525.html)? Anybody know anything about the production? About a year ago I developed quite a fascination with Dawn Powell (http://www.dawnpowell.org). That was what prompted me to go to the Mint Theatre last October to see the world premier of her play Walking Down Broadway.
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Yikes! I just realized what time it is! I still have to take a shower and get to work!
Later!!
Penny, my copy was packed into storage just this past weekend, but the library where I work has three copies circulating in various branches. If you want, I could make you a copy. Let me know. :)
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TOD: Boston Blackie
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Today is Disney Day in our Audio-Visual Department. Here are the trivia questions:
DISNEY TRIVIA
1. Released on November 18, 1928, the third animated cartoon to feature Mickey Mouse, was the one that made him famous. Its title is
2. On what date did Disneyland open in Anaheim, California?
3. On the opening day of Disneyland, Walt Disney had the event televised for one hour – a big deal back then. Besides Walt, 3 well-known TV personalities of the day served as hosts of this show. Can you name at least one?
4. What is Donald Duck’s middle name?
5. When Goofy first appeared in the cartoons in the early 1930’s, he was not called Goofy. What was his original name?
6. In which Disney animated movie do you find the character Maleficent?
7. What movie was Disney’s first completely live-action film?
8. Name Cinderella’s two ugly step-sisters.
9. Name the 11 countries in EPCOT’s World Showcase.
10. What Disney Pixar film has the song “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”?
11. Who provided the voice of Sulley in Monsters, Inc.?
12. Name 2 Disney movies starring Hayley Mills.
BONUS: The Sherman Brothers wrote music for many Disney films and TV productions. Walt Disney developed the tradition of having the brothers come to his office every Friday afternoon and play songs for him. He always requested one song in particular. It was:
They also distributed Mouseketeers and Disney Movies/Characters Word Search Puzzles, stickers (I'm wearing Minnie Mouse with a hair bow that matches my jacket perfectly!), and Finding Nemo Fruit Snacks.
1. "Steamboat Willie"
4. Fauntleroy
5. Dippy Dawg
6. "Sleeping Beauty"
8. Anastasia, Drizella
10. "Toy Story"
11. Dan Connor...er...umm...John Goodman
12. "Pollyanna" and "The Parent Trap"
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GINNY'S QUIZ:
DISNEY TRIVIA
1. Released on November 18, 1928, the third animated cartoon to feature Mickey Mouse, was the one that made him famous. Its title is
STEAMBOAT WILLIE
2. On what date did Disneyland open in Anaheim, California?
JULY 17, 1955
3. On the opening day of Disneyland, Walt Disney had the event televised for one hour – a big deal back then. Besides Walt, 3 well-known TV personalities of the day served as hosts of this show. Can you name at least one?
ART LINKLETTER, BOB CUMMINGS, ROBALD REAGAN
4. What is Donald Duck’s middle name?
FLAUNTLEROY
5. When Goofy first appeared in the cartoons in the early 1930’s, he was not called Goofy. What was his original name?
CONCEPT NAME:DIPPY DAWG
FIRST SCREEN NAME:GEORGE GEEF (G.G. GEEF)
6. In which Disney animated movie do you find the character Maleficent?
SLEEPING BEAUTY
7. What movie was Disney’s first completely live-action film?
TREASURE ISLAND
8. Name Cinderella’s two ugly step-sisters.
ANASTASIA AND DRIZELLA
9. Name the 11 countries in EPCOT’s World Showcase.
CANADA
CHINA
FRANCE
GERMANY
ITALY
JAPAN
MEXICO
MOROCCO
NORWAY
USA
UNITED KINGDOM
10. What Disney Pixar film has the song “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”?
TOY STORY
11. Who provided the voice of Sulley in Monsters, Inc.?
JOHN GOODMAN
12. Name 2 Disney movies starring Hayley Mills.
POLLYANNA
PARENT TRAP
SEARCH OF THE CASTAWAYS
MOONSPINNERS
BONUS: The Sherman Brothers wrote music for many Disney films and TV productions. Walt Disney developed the tradition of having the brothers come to his office every Friday afternoon and play songs for him. He always requested one song in particular. It was:
FEELINGS? FEED THE BIRDS
der Brucer (with lots of help from Woody)
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I believe TREASURE ISLAND was Disney's first full length non animated feature.
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I guess I was right.
As for Walt's most requested song....I would like to think it was TALL PAUL, but I think it was Feed The Birds from Mary Poppins.
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DerBrucer, but Falco is funnier than Gordianus.
Actually, I was in that production of The Crucifer of Blood that you saw at the Ahmanson. Heston was a lovely man and a generous actor. I don't find his Sherlock one of the definitive ones,but I quite enjoyed the play and the production. Jeremy Brett, who played Watson in that production and who was another lovely gentleman, is, to me, the definitive Holmes, because he was not afraid to make Holmes thoroughly irritable and dislikable as he often was. He played the detective flaws as well as his virtues. I am, of course, partial to Ian Richardson who played Holmes in the two films I wrote and also found Holmes' humour that was particularly evident in the later stories.
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DerBrucer, but Falco is funnier than Gordianus.
I agree - but I don't want my grandkids reading him yet - they'll have an excuse for peeing in the washing machine!
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Already the day is disappearing. Just got off the phone with David, who indeed is not up to doing the new pages, so I'll do them today and send off the revised script so we can have up to date sides for the auditions next week.
What's interesting about the notes for one of the scenes I have to redo is that for eight months I've been saying and thinking that the show needed another ballad - there's really only one (plus a torch song, but that's completely a comedy torch song). I'd started fooling around with a ballad the other day, and the lyric I was coming up with says almost exactly what was in our notes from two weeks ago - so, I think I'll finish the song and we'll have our other ballad - I think we'll put it in for rehearsals and see how it feels, and make sure it doesn't upset the balance of anything.
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... I think it was Feed The Birds from Mary Poppins.
From ANIMATED WORLD MAGAZINE (http://www.awn.com/mag/issue5.01/5.01pages/lyonssherman2.php3)
It was another of the film's songs, "Feed the Birds," however, that proved to be Walt's personal favorite. So enamored of the song was Walt, in fact, that he never tired of hearing it.
"On Friday afternoons, Walt would call us over to his office," recalls Richard. "We would talk about what we were working on. Then, he would look out the north window of his office and just say, 'Play it.' He didn't even have to say which song. We would then play the song and sing it for him. He felt very strongly about the song because it meant a lot more than just buying breadcrumbs and feeding birds. It was really about being kind to your fellow man and the fact that it doesn't take much to do that."
der Brucer
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DR Elmore - I always wondered what happened to your idea for a Nancy Drew musical - now I know!
There was a very camp and funny off-Broadway version that, I believe, was forced to change its name becuase of rights, TRIXIE TRUE TEEN DETECTIVE. Beaten to the punch, I abandoned the idea.
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AP (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,209807,00.html)
Case of Man Who Said He Intended to Eat Girl's Flesh Opens in Oklahoma
Which reminds me, it's lunch time.
der brucer
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Anybody in NYC planning to see this (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/101525.html)? Anybody know anything about the production? About a year ago I developed quite a fascination with Dawn Powell (http://www.dawnpowell.org). That was what prompted me to go to the Mint Theatre last October to see the world premier of her play Walking Down Broadway.
DR Ginny, the Fringe sells out the first day tickets go on sale. Otherwise, I'd love to see it.
Does any DR have a phone number for vixmom? If so, please PM me; I cannot find it anywhere on my computer and I know I have it.
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Donald, what a wonderful radio show this week. I especially loved that I got to hear two numbers from Grey Gardens. The CD is released today and I will get it as soon as I can find it. I can't wait to see the show again when it re-opens at the Walter Kerr.
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Larry, I just checked here at the office and I don't have Vixmom's phone number. I will check when I get home. If I have it I will send it out to you.
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Back from the jog, and shall now get crackin' on the two Brain scenes.
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Speaking of Nancy Drew, I'm at work ordering juvenile replacements (actually, just extra copies of titles that we already have) and one of the titles is "The Old Fashioned Mystery of the Haunted Dollhouse." It's a Nancy Drew graphic novel!
I also just ordered "My Louisiana Sky" by Kimberly Willis Holt. There was a movie version starring Juliette Lewis, with a screenplay written by our very own Maria!
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Kimmel Pens Brain Ballad
Nice Variety headline.....
Followed of course by
Brain Boffo at Box Office
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Funny I looked up Maria's credits, when you mentioned that, George, and saw that she was a writer on the Canadian show, SEEING THINGS, which I used to love watching on PBS back in the 80s.
Louis Giaconi, now there was a good TV detective. I often think that MEDIUM steals some of its ideas and concepts from SEEING THINGS.
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There was a very camp and funny off-Broadway version that, I believe, was forced to change its name becuase of rights, TRIXIE TRUE TEEN DETECTIVE. Beaten to the punch, I abandoned the idea.
When all the other girls my age were reading Nancy Drew, I read a mystery series featuring Trixie Belden. Wonder if there's a connection.
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DR Elmore, there should be a package arriving via USPS any day now.
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DR Elmore, there should be a package arriving via USPS any day now.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm . . . . . . . .
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Don't be afraid DR Elmore.
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Had several phone calls today but managed some fun video enterprises nevertheless.
Began by finishing the special features on ADAM & STEVE. In addition to a making of featurette, there are the outtakes with or without commentary, and a gag reel. I watched all of those. There's also a line dance instruction video (there are two line dancing segments in the film), but I didn't take the time to watch the entire video instruction. The choreographer for the film is the instructor for the video.
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Next I put in TWELVE MONKEYS, the Terry Gilliam thriller I've always liked. I hadn't watched it in several years, and this DVD transfer is really in need of restoration. I know to give the movie a off-kilter feel, Gilliam filmed the movie sort of grainy and with bleached out colors. Still, I don't think it's as sharp as other transfers from the same period.
I read that there's going to be an HD-DVD of this film released (it may already be out), so I'm assuming Universal remastered it so it would look the best possible in HD.
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Then, I watched VANISHED from last night's premiere. Excellent kidnap drama with lots more going on than first meets the eye. Looks like there are secrets aplenty in this story, and if the show runs, it promises to have surprises every week.
NBC is going to have a similar serial drama about a kidnapping this season, too, but now that I've gotten into this one, I doubt I'll give the NBC version a look. With so many serialized dramas on the air this season, my brain will only be able to hold so many stories at one time.
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It has really started raining here! Wow! But not thundering and lightning - just rain! Torrents of it!
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And SUSAN AND GOD is recording onto a DVD-R as we speak though I'm not watching it as it records. I'll watch it later.
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Ate a Subway Club and that's it for today.
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I got the new DVD of THIS ISLAND EARTH which came out today. I'll get to it probably tomorrow.
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And why were her stories usually superior to the Hardy boys?
Considering that both series (together with the Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift and the Rover Boys) were all products of the same literary sweatshop (the Edward Stratemeyer Syndicate) and were allegedly sometimes written by the same authors, one would expect a more even quality.
der Brucer
The Rover Boys? You mean Marty, Mikey, Buster, Fletcher (and honorary member Bonnie)?
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Last night we had a lovely thunderstorm, which left things cool and cloudy today. So, this morning I went for a walk, and this is what I saw:
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I also saw butterflies:
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another:
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And lizards:
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It was probably a combination of the espresso I had before I got there and the rattlesnake, but I was too edgy to look up for birds today. I kept my eyes down.
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TOD: Although he's not a detective, I love James Qwilleran who solves all the murders in Moose County with the assistance of his Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum in the Cat Who books by Lillain Jackson Braun
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Off to supervise the ending of the DVD-R recording. Then must clean the den. Have other DVDs to watch tonight before RESCUE ME comes on.
WBBL.
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Rattlesnakes are the main reason I wasn't much of a hiker when I lived in AZ. Snakes on the plain are a scary thing
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Wow! You run across some interesting wildlife where you live, DRLaura! Very different than Olympia, Washington. :)
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GINNY'S QUIZ:
DISNEY TRIVIA...
3. On the opening day of Disneyland, Walt Disney had the event televised for one hour – a big deal back then. Besides Walt, 3 well-known TV personalities of the day served as hosts of this show. Can you name at least one?
ART LINKLETTER, BOB CUMMINGS, ROBALD REAGAN
...der Brucer (with lots of help from Woody)
Dang you and your mis-spelling.
It's RIBALD Reagan!
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And one for Mahler!
;)
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...a little late. ::)
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Well, I've lived here all my life, and that's the first rattlesnake I've seen except in the zoo. So it's really not that much of a danger. But I walked by it and it rattled at me, which sounded like a sprinkler coming on. I'll probably jump every time I hear a sprinkler come on now.
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I think I'm awake again.
Having a work shift start at six in the morning... sheesh!
I got through it fine, but really needed a nap when I got home.
And then der B wanted to play Disney Trivia!
I remembered Anastasia. And Ronnie Reagan. And some of the other answers were pretty obvious.
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...And then der B wanted to play Disney Trivia!...
Sorry, DR SWW, that was my fault. Hope it didn't delay your nap too much and that you're now fully refreshed.
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I've not even attempted to catch up or read the days notes yet.
For the attention of DRs George, MBarnum and TPunk:
We watched the Spanish Movie "bear cub" last night.
Highly recommended.
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I'm two lines away from being finished with the new song, and I've already written the two scenes. Once I get the two lines, I'll then start at the top of the script and read through - then off it goes for copying.
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As it is well into being August 23 here in the land down under, a very Happy birthday to DR TCB.
In honour of the day - the firs tprblic showing of DP's newest work "Zac".
Zac lives with OzDerek's Friends Dale and Ian in the Spa town of Daylesford here in Victoria.
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I agonized over that Trivia Question for over four hours, and I was not one bit closer to solving it than when I started. Grrrrrrrr!
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As it is well into being September 23 here in the land down under, a very Happy birthday to DR TCB.
Tomovoz, have you been in the cooking sherry again? September 23? I believe that in Oz you are only a day ahead, not a month. And if it is indeed September 23, aren't you in the United States?
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For the attention of DRs George, MBarnum and TPunk:
We watched the Spanish Movie "bear cub" last night.
Highly recommended.
I have that one in my Netflix cue...it looked like a fun movie!
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T.O.D.
The Hardy Boys -- especially Parker Stevenson for giving me the big one!
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Or in the case of "RENT!", "wretchedly ripped from an opera by Puccini"
der Brucer
Amen!
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Whoops! Sherry. a Four Seasons Reference. I shall adjust my post so that your post just seems silly
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I have that one in my Netflix cue...it looked like a fun movie!
I just added it, also! Thanks. :D
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Anybody in NYC planning to see this (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/101525.html)? Anybody know anything about the production? About a year ago I developed quite a fascination with Dawn Powell (http://www.dawnpowell.org). That was what prompted me to go to the Mint Theatre last October to see the world premier of her play Walking Down Broadway.
Yes, Ginny, we know. That is why the no contact order is still in effect! :P :P :P
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I received a wonderful unbirthday present yesterday from a DR in Paris. - "Spin & Marty". My childhood returns. (Well it does seem to quite often these days).
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1. "Steamboat Willie"
4. Fauntleroy
5. Dippy Dawg
6. "Sleeping Beauty"
8. Anastasia, Drizella
10. "Toy Story"
11. Dan Connor...er...umm...John Goodman
12. "Pollyanna" and "The Parent Trap"
Ahhh, I don't see 12 Answers!
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FJL will have a leetle announcement, but I'll let him make it.
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TOD: Although he's not a detective, I love James Qwilleran who solves all the murders in Moose County with the assistance of his Siamese cats Koko and Yum Yum in the Cat Who books by Lillain Jackson Braun
I was also going to mention Jim Qwuiieran in THE CAT WHO books. I would love to play Qwill in a film version.
Also:
(a & b.) Mark Manning and Claire Gray, both non-detective sleuths by Michael Craft.
(c.) Jarrod Jarvis by Rick Copp (ThE ACTOR'S GUIDE TO ... MURDER, ADULTRY, and GREED) 3 books
(d.) Annie Darling in the DEATH ON DEMAND series by Carolyn Hart
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FJL will have a leetle announcement, but I'll let him make it.
This sounds ominous! :o
Or is it good news?? :D
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Whoops! Sherry. a Four Seasons Reference. I shall adjust my post so that your post just seems silly
Too late. Besides, I have looked silly for years.
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On behalf of DR (Absent since the beginning of the year) Jason and myself:
Enid Blyton's "Famous Five" and "Five Find-outers" were wonderful solvers of mysteries.
I didn't care much for "The Secret Seven" books.
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But FJL is not even online!
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Alexander McCall Smith's "Ladies Detective Agency" stories are wonderful as are his characters.
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I am snacking on Dark Chocolate Raisinets. Fortunately, the package says that fruit and dark chocolate are both natural sources of Antioxidants.
Hey look, I am eating healthy!
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FJL will have a leetle announcement, but I'll let him make it.
So, where is FJL? Come to think of it, where is BK?
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I am snacking on Dark Chocolate Raisinets. Fortunately, the package says that fruit and dark chocolate are both natural sources of Antioxidants.
Hey look, I am eating healthy!
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Yup...and follow that with a box of wine (red, of course) and you're set for life! ;)
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I was also going to mention Jim Qwuiieran in THE CAT WHO books. I would love to play Qwill in a film version.
I would like to live in his renovated apple barn!
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DR Laura, just saw a story about someone letting loose live rattlesnakes in a theater in Phoenix showing Snakes in a Plane. So what did you do with that rattler you met this morning????
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Page 6 Snake dance
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Yup...and follow that with a box of wine (red, of course) and you're set for life! ;)
But I don't drink!
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Yes, Ginny, we know. That is why the no contact order is still in effect! :P :P :P
LOL, DR TCB! I'd need a medium to make contact with Dawn Powell, since she died in 1965.
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Compliments to DP Colin. Zac is wonderful.
Happy almost b-day to TCB.
No rattlesnakes met today (although there are quite a few in and around Hollywood).
Off to feed and walk Wonderdog (who had a birthday on August 14th. He turned 4.)
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But I don't drink!
I don't drink, either. :P I wonder if grape juice would work as well?
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LOL, DR TCB! I'd need a medium to make contact with Dawn Powell, since she died in 1965.
Which makes that "No Contact" Order even stranger!
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Almost thank you, Maria.
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I tried to edit my earlier post to add a pic of the birthday hound, but it didn't work. So here's another attempt....
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DR Laura, just saw a story about someone letting loose live rattlesnakes in a theater in Phoenix showing Snakes in a Plane. So what did you do with that rattler you met this morning????
I ran away from it!
I have been out and haven't seen the news tonight. That would be a stupid thing to do.
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I tried to edit my earlier post to add a pic of the birthday hound, but it didn't work. So here's another attempt....
He and I could be twins!
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A leetle announcement, and you read it here first on HHW:
Newest news from the rialto is that the newest addition to the cast of the LAST STARFIGHTER readings on Sept. 29-30 in NYC will be Valley Village's own.....
(spoiler warning)
(drum roll)
BK!
We're very happy!
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I love today's TOD as I have been a huge mystery fan since I began reading. Here are some of my favorites:
Johnny Dixon and Professor Childermass from John Bellairs's mystery novels (my first mystery series as a youngster and also got me hooked on the artwork of Edward Gorey)
Detective Mallory from the Carol O'Connor's series
Richard Jury from the Martha Grimes series
Miss Marple
Peter Decker from the Faye Kellerman series
I'm sure that I'll keep thinking of more but now I must catch up on today's posts.
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So, does DR FJL's exciting announcement mean that BK will still be in NYC into the first week of October when many Hainsies and Kimlets will be there?
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Other fictional favorites:
Sherlock Holmes
Miss Marple
Hercule Poirot
Kinsey Milhone
Kay Scarpetta (but not lately)
I totally agree with you there. I used to really enjoy that series, but enough already with her conflict and strife. I feel like it's totally unrealistic... even from a fictional perspective.
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A leetle announcement, and you read it here first on HHW:
Newest news from the rialto is that the newest addition to the cast of the LAST STARFIGHTER readings on Sept. 29-30 in NYC will be Valley Village's own.....
(spoiler warning)
(drum roll)
BK!
We're very happy!
Cool!!! What part(s)??
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When all the other girls my age were reading Nancy Drew, I read a mystery series featuring Trixie Belden. Wonder if there's a connection.
I loved Trixie Belden!! She's on my second list of favorites along with Charlotte and Thomas Pitt.
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A leetle announcement, and you read it here first on HHW:
Newest news from the rialto is that the newest addition to the cast of the LAST STARFIGHTER readings on Sept. 29-30 in NYC will be Valley Village's own.....
(spoiler warning)
(drum roll)
BK!
We're very happy!
Take lots of pictures. I will be I think in Berlin at that time. So I want to know how it went.
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TOD
Nick and Nora Charles
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I've not even attempted to catch up or read the days notes yet.
For the attention of DRs George, MBarnum and TPunk:
We watched the Spanish Movie "bear cub" last night.
Highly recommended.
What's it about?
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Larry did you get vixmom's phone #?
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I would like to live in his renovated apple barn!
Me too- I also like those books.
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DR Cillaliz - From the intro to my newly-purchased City Walks Deck: New York - 50 Adventures on Foot:
"Carry a water bottle in summer, watch out for delivery guys on bikes in all seasons, and chat up the natives at every opportunity."
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Great news, BK! Break a leg!
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Larry did you get vixmom's phone #?
Yes, DR Michael S. Thanks for asking!
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What's it about?
According to the Netflix (http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=70032057&trkid=189530&strkid=82707694_0_0) synopsis:
An unconventional uncle becomes guardian to his young nephew in this sensitive tale. When he agrees to care for his sister's 9-year-old son Bernardo (David Castillo) for just a couple of weeks, Pedro (José Luis García-Pérez) decides it's best to curtail his active homosexual lifestyle. But the concerned uncle discovers that young Bernardo is wise beyond his years. When the boy's mother fails to return, Pedro must assume the role of parent.
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Great news about BK in the reading!
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According to the Netflix (http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=70032057&trkid=189530&strkid=82707694_0_0) synopsis:
An unconventional uncle becomes guardian to his young nephew in this sensitive tale. When he agrees to care for his sister's 9-year-old son Bernardo (David Castillo) for just a couple of weeks, Pedro (José Luis García-Pérez) decides it's best to curtail his active homosexual lifestyle. But the concerned uncle discovers that young Bernardo is wise beyond his years. When the boy's mother fails to return, Pedro must assume the role of parent.
Thanks, it sounds good.
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I'm going to purchase a cellphone on ebay. My own phone has crapped out, and I'm not really in the mood to renew my service plan for 2 more years, plus it will be another few months before I'm eligible for any great rebates. And then I found out that I can buy an unlocked phone and just put my SIM card in it. Super! Plus, ebay has a fabulous selection of pink phones.
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I believe I'm doing the role(s) played by William Parry. How could I say no to FJL and Skip? I leave on October 1st, so won't be there for the gathering, but I'm quite certain we'll have a few whilst I'm there. And, there's a good chance I'll be back on the 19th of October for three days.
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I believe I'm doing the role(s) played by William Parry. How could I say no to FJL and Skip? I leave on October 1st, so won't be there for the gathering, but I'm quite certain we'll have a few whilst I'm there. And, there's a good chance I'll be back on the 19th of October for three days.
Well, we'll just miss you, BK, but wish you all kinds of broken legs! BTW, I love my sparkling prize!
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Well, I'm going home.
Again, great news about The Last Starfighter!
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Well, I'm going home....
And I'm going to Wussburgerland. I have a rare midweek day off tomorrow and am looking forward to it.
'night!
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Ahh to be in NYC for THE LAST STARFIGHTER!!!
The fun that will be had....
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DR TOMovOZ.....DP's Zac....is fantastic.....you can almost see him breathe!!
DRLAURA....wow! Great photos....even for those of us who don't LIKE snakes!
DR MARIA posted a nice doggie pic as well.
Such wonderful things to look at on my return from....Maycomb.....oh my....well....such jumping of lines, such terrible attempts at accents....such ...well...oh well.
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Tonight on TCM....WRATH OF GOD which was Ms Rita Hayworth's last movie of note is on....it's a pretty good flick with Robert Mitchum...
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Things to do.....Mr BK finished the song and the scenes! Such a bizzy bee since he has been jogging.
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Cillaliz, the snakes in a theater is overblown. That theater is out on the very edge of town where snakes would not be uncommon. The snake was ten inches long and was in a hallway and probably got in there on its own.
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I loved Trixie Belden!! She's on my second list of favorites along with Charlotte and Thomas Pitt.
I loved Trixie Belden too!! I borrowed the entire series from my older cousin for a few years when I was younger, and I read them over and over again. One of my favorite series ever.
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What a great time to be in NYC! Congrats to all!
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I started the evening watching an episode of THE WILD WILD WEST from the first season boxed set. This one had to do with a puppetmaster who trapped Jim and Artemus in a giant puppet theater. Lloyd Bochner was the puppeteer.
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Then I watched THE LOVES OF CARMEN on TCM. My eyes popped out at the rich, rich, rich Technicolor and superbly sharp print used in this telecast. This was the richest, most saturated Technicolor I've ever seen on a commercial TV broadcast.
This had to have been the zenith of Rita Hayworth's beauty even more than in COVER GIRL or DOWN TO EARTH.
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I really like the new song! I've been singing it all the livelong day and night, trying to lock its rhythms and cadences, not necessarily in that order. I think it will really be a nice moment for the actress playing that part.
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By the time CARMEN went off, I caught the last 20 minutes or so of LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT. NBC is moving the show to this time slot in the new season, so I have to get used to its being there. Of course, it'll be competing with HOUSE for an audience - a mighty tall order.
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RESCUE ME had another of its patented hilarious and yet also gut-wrenching episodes. [sigh]
The season finale is next week. Its season has flown by.
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Off to bed now. What a long and busy day it has been!
Good night!
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Well, I had to post one more to reach a milestone for me.
Now, good night for real!
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Penny, my copy was packed into storage just this past weekend, but the library where I work has three copies circulating in various branches. If you want, I could make you a copy. Let me know. :)
Yes! That would be so excellent!!!
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Watched "Night and Days" and watched one bit of commentary (which failed to answer a burning question -who did the wonderful arrangement of "If Ever I Would Leave You"?) I generally don't appreciate most re-arrangements, but this one was great!) I dare not comment until I listen to every last bit of chatter least I speak the fool.
der Brucer
I must admit it was wonderful listening to a performer do many familiar songs and make them his own without straying too far off of the path - Kevin's very own phrasing seems to be the secret.
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I tried to edit my earlier post to add a pic of the birthday hound, but it didn't work. So here's another attempt....
Ooooohhhh! Said birthday hund is quite gawjus!!!
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Congrats to Skip, FJL and BK on the Starfighter casting!
DR Laura - great photos. Thanks for posting your adventures!
And now, off I go to bed. That cat was yowling at 6:30 this morning, and wouldn't stop until I got out of bed and brought the food around... very weary from a day of murdering weeds and ripping up vine maples. Not as spry as I once was. And so, to bed!
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So what did you do with that rattler you met this morning????
Here are some ideas:
Rattlesnake Recipes (http://www.backwoodsbound.com/zsnake.html)
(http://www.backwoodsbound.com/snake1.gif)
...Remove casserole dish from oven and prop open snake's mouth.
Place cherry tomato in mouth for appearance.
Serve and Enjoy!
der Brucer
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Here are some ideas:
Rattlesnake Recipes (http://www.backwoodsbound.com/zsnake.html)
(http://www.backwoodsbound.com/snake1.gif)
der Brucer
*shudder*
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What wonderful news about BK's appearance in New York. No offense, BK, but I was hoping they might ask Guy Haines.
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Guy wasn't available, so they took sloppy seconds. I'm so looking forward to my first NY trip since a year ago last July! And then perhaps a second trip a mere three weeks later.
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I'm listless - tried to watch a movie, but not in the mood. I did watch an interesting documentary earlier, about which more later.
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By the way, BK, great book cover.
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I watched some bits of the Kevin Spirtas DVD again, tonight. It's still good. ;)
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After work, I went to the brand new Borders Books & Music that just opened up here in Olympia...either yesterday or this past weekend!
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(Almost there...page 8 ;)) I have the original Broadway cast recording to A New Brain, but I can't find it! And I've been looking for a couple of years. :P So, I just bought a new copy. Now, I don't have to look for it, but I'll probably find it within a few days. ::)
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After I went to Borders, I went to both Target stores, looking for a little table-top refrigerator that can hold a six-pack (of cola. ;) I want to bring it to work...and I don't drink).
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I bought one for my friend Margo for her birthday a couple of years ago and her power cord (that has a big, giant transformer-like-thing on it) broke. I want to replace it and get myself one, also, but they don't seem to have them anymore.
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Darn. :P
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The next largest mini-fridge that Target has is much too big.