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Well, you've read the notes, the notes did the do, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're about to do the moo.
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And the word of the day is: HENDIADYS!
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And now - Dino at the piano.
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Will we never get to page two?
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Hello.
Good bye.
Good night.
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I came across a pic of Jane Krakowski and one of her co-stars from SFT
(http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/1037/medium/15585joysearch.jpg)
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Best Dress
(http://theenvelope.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-06/30428049.jpg)
Rebecca Luker (in BK's not favorite number)
(http://theenvelope.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-06/30428042.jpg)
We forgave the hair
(http://theenvelope.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-06/30428525.jpg)
Don't Ask
(http://theenvelope.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-06/30426557.jpg)
Best looking beard
(http://theenvelope.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-06/30426555.jpg)
der Brucer
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As mention by DR RLP, the last images on "Oh What A Lovely War".
It's been done a few times since (and no doubt before) but the frozen shot in "Elvira Madigan".
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The final shot of Chinatown. The final shot of Repulsion. The final image of Tony Perkins in Psycho. The final shot of James Stewart in Vertigo.
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Well, it was a long day, yesterday. I'm off to bed. Good night, all.
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And the word of the day is: HENDIADYS!
And example of HENDIADYS? Well, Dead and shiny is probably more effective as a phrase than SHINY DEAD.
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Rebecca Luker (in BK's not favorite number)
(http://theenvelope.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-06/30428042.jpg)
This is SO not Rebecca Luker.
Rebecca Luker is a blonde. Rebecca Luker plays Mrs. Banks.
Mary Poppins is played by Ashley Brown.
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TOD:
The final shot of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Which closely parallels with the final shot of the original version of The Omen.
Danged kids.
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Time to get to work.
(Before any word about the oatmeal bowl!)
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I have ten more pages to read from last night.
I must say, even though BK hated the show, I found it to be fun and exciting (even though there was a steamroller for Best Musical). Yes, if you compare it to broadcasts of the past, it was not as good as the shows in the late 60s and 70s but I'm not going to trash this production. I enjoyed it
I cheered when David Hyde Pierce won. I was so glad. I don't dislike Raul but I so loathe this production of Company that it was a real treat to see an upset. I'm disappointed at the sweep for Spring Awakening. Not that it didn't deserve some recognition but it seemed a bit like mob mentality after a while. Oh, well. I was pretty spot on for most of the nominations (though I didn't post any yesterday or Saturday). I was even correct with Miss Julie White. That brought another cheer. I do love that woman. And I LOVED her speech. It was fresh and funny and from the heart. Mr. Langella gave the best speech of the evening. He didn't thank anyone. He just spoke eloquently and didn't even take 90 seconds. It can be done!
Later.
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I was in a snarky mood last night and I realized that I was just gonna bitch and moan with every SA win, so I opted out of the partay last night rather than be a total drag.
The broadcast also served as a reminder of what a wash-out the entire season has been, musical-wise (for me, anyway.) I was never excited about Grey Gardens. Leagally Blonde and Mary Poppins never lived up to their promise. Curtains is just about the only show I would like to see, but the "Show People" number was drably presented last night. The most interesting thing last night were the clips from The Coast of Utopia--I didn't realize there was such stage imagry in that play.
I was also incredibly happy with David Hyde Pierce's win.
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Monday morning greetings! DH Richard has an early physical therapy appointment and DS Rob just left for work and I'm home. That doesn't happen very often.
Here is an article from yesterday's Cincinnati Enquirer about the music teacher of whom DR Elmore speaks so fondly
Helen Weinberger (http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070610/NEWS0104/706100333/1060)
DR Elmore - would you like me to send you the paper copy?
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We are expecting another unseasonably cool day. A day to be outside!!
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Does anyone know if Duncan Sheik plays in the orchestra for his show every performance? Is there a precendent for that?
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TOD: I've never seen the film, but I understand the final reveal in Planet of the Apes is interesting...
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Does anyone know if Duncan Sheik plays in the orchestra for his show every performance? Is there a precendent for that?
I don't think he does. When I was there and he was playing, the girl next to me who had seen it something like 42 times said he sits in sometimes
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TOD:
CITIZEN KANE
HARVEY
AN UNMARRIED WOMAN
MANHATTAN
BEING THERE
CASABLANCA
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
CARRIE
SPARTACUS
Odd, but I can't think of any great endings to a musical--most seem anticlimactic. The best I can come up with is WEST SIDE STORY at the mo'...
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the "Show People" (from Curtains) number was drably presented last night. The most interesting thing last night were the clips from The Coast of Utopia--I didn't realize there was such stage imagry in that play.
I was also incredibly happy with David Hyde Pierce's win.
I agree. That number was so much better on the stage in the theatre. I've seen the show and it didn't make me want to run out to see it again.
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Whew! Well the Tony Awards are over for another season.
I enjoyed the show. I, too, feel that SPRING AWAKENING is certainly NOT the first ROCK or REVOLUTIONARY show on Broadway. I think it will become a period piece very quickly....and look rather strange with that decade's clothes and this decade's music. But then teen angst, as I have said before, is one of my LEAST favorite subjects.
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LOL RLP.....Ms Petrov couldn't do an impression of Ms Hayes....not without a composer, a choreographer, and a director.
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And I am still of put off by the casting of Audra as John Cullum's daughter....but maybe it works in the theater.
Would like to have seen LITTLE RED HAT, but then Audra wouldn't have sung.
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I didn't mind seeing Audra as Lizzy to John Cullum's dad, but I jsut didn't like the jokey-ness between them. Do they do that in the show? "Old Maid" would have been a much better number, but I guess someone felt it might upstage Fantasia's big angst number.
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I guess I'll try catching up with last night's posts. Oy!
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Some already mentioned and:
GONE WITH WIND - Vivien Leigh's voiceover and her determination.....
ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN - "She finally got Harry all to herself." And a great Ronald Stein music sting.
HAIR - for a lot of the same reasons as OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR
HARLOW - because after two hours of Carroll NOT being Harlow, we finally got the words THE END and the Paramount mountain.
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I just got an email with the subject line:
If you want it hot, you've come to the right place
I don't think I will open it.
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Yesterday, DR Jose said:
OH!!
Before I forget again...
DRs Dan (the Man) and singdaw - I double-checked with my roommate about the plug-in for your browser so that you could post from your PDAs. Well, he took a look at HHW.com and determined that due to the way it's been programmed/coded, there is, unfortunately, no way to post from a PDA browser for this site. Ah, well.. *But he did say he could possibly re-program the site if it was so desired.
As I mentioned last week, I can now read and post through a browser card I purchased for my Nintendo DS. I will try to take a picture of what HainesHisWay.com looks like on it tonight when I get home.
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Page Two Dance:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/image-recital.jpg)
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JRand - Maybe someone's trying to send you a free hot dinner???
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JRand - Maybe someone's trying to send you a free hot dinner???
OMG....I bet you're right!!!
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I saw DR TD around here last night!!!
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It is odd in retrospect that a general feeling is that LEGALLY BLONDEe didn't live up to its promise. (Not picking on YOUR words, DtM, because that feeling about it seems to be going around.) As of six months ago, before it started out of town, the word around town (and the chat rooms) on Legally Blonde was that it could be a totally embarrassing disaster, an absolute mess. (So compared to THAT, it turned out remarkably well.) But then the out of town word had been so strong that the show rode in on miles-high expectations, and it's compared to that that the show didn't live up to its promise, I think mainly because the music itself is, to say the leats, not up to what one would expect from Larry O'Keffe and Nell Benjamin. I can't remember a Broadway musical in my years of following this field that so defied original horrendous expectations. Unless of course XANADU ends up being a critic's darling, in which case we'll have two in one year.
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Best Dress
(http://theenvelope.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-06/30428049.jpg)
Rebecca Luker (in BK's not favorite number)
(http://theenvelope.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-06/30428042.jpg)
We forgave the hair
(http://theenvelope.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-06/30428525.jpg)
Don't Ask
(http://theenvelope.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-06/30426557.jpg)
Best looking beard
(http://theenvelope.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-06/30426555.jpg)
der Brucer
Well, I have several problems here: Rebecca Luker's not in the photo, and since Neil Patrick Harris has come out I don't believe he has any reason for a beard, Or are you referring to her?
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Monday morning greetings! DH Richard has an early physical therapy appointment and DS Rob just left for work and I'm home. That doesn't happen very often.
Here is an article from yesterday's Cincinnati Enquirer about the music teacher of whom DR Elmore speaks so fondly
Helen Weinberger (http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070610/NEWS0104/706100333/1060)
DR Elmore - would you like me to send you the paper copy?
Thanks, DR Ginny, but no! There's enough paper in this place. When I was called about this, I thought they were going to ask severalstudents to reminisce about her. Where are they?
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Does anyone know if Duncan Sheik plays in the orchestra for his show every performance? Is there a precendent for that?
I understand Galt McDermott played occasionally in TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA and HAIR.
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Good morning, all! Keep those vibes coming! This may be our last chance at that lease. Of course, the problem is that the Foundation may not want this lease and we don't know that here, but I cannot figure why it would be in the works for three weeks if the California office wanted to kill it.
Today, a bit more transcription and writing on the good ol' desktop, and perhaps a listen to Offenbach: I've become all caught up in these reconstructions of Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Michael Kaye and Fritz Oeser as opposed to the traditional (since 1906, around 20 years after Offenbach's death) Choudens edition.
Oeser's edition of Carmen is a bit deranged but a lot of opera companies now use it, and I'm sure his Hoffmann is not so scholarly nor researched as Kaye's since the discovery of over 1000 pages of score and sketches from the work's early construction
TOD:
GWTW
Oh, What A Lovely War!
Chinatown
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for DR elmore3003!!!
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for DR TCB!!!
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Will we never get to page two?
Certainly we will.
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TOD:
BEING THERE
Forgot about that one! :)
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Good morning!
We had rain this morning for a few minutes, but since then, it has cleared somewhat, and we're in for a warm day again.
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I enjoyed the Tony Awards last night. The clips from CURTAINS and GREY GARDENS would make me want to check those shows out immediately. (A CHORUS LINE, too, but I'm already very familiar with it.)
I can't say I was disappointed in any of the acting wins. Everyone seemed to be deserving. I had a feeling David Hyde Pierce might upset, especially since many were flustered that he was snubbed of a SPAMALOT nomination when all of the other principals were included that year.
I was happiest for Mary Louise Wilson. Someone told me she was very upset when she didn't win for CABARET, and I was glad to see her get it this year.
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Memorable endings (other than many eady mentioned):
A STAR IS BORN (1954)
THE BIRDS
ALL ABOUT EVE
SUNSET BLVD.
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It's official...
Warner Home Video is releasing the Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland DVD box on 25-Sep. 5 Discs: Babes in Arms, Babes on Broadway, Strike Up the Bank, Girl Crazy, and a bonus disc with 3 hours of extras.
Yea! :)
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I didn't remember anyone raving about LEGALLY BLONDE's little clips last night. I would want to see the show simply because I enjoyed the movie and would be curious to see if it was musicalized as well as HAIRSPRAY had been.
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Titles will not be available individually. Around $50.
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It's official...
Warner Home Video is releasing the Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland DVD box on 25-Sep. 5 Discs: Babes in Arms, Babes on Broadway, Strike Up the Bank, Girl Crazy, and a bonus disc with 3 hours of extras.
Yea! :)
Great news, and thanks for posting it! I knew it was coming but I had no idea when.
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Nice to see DR td pop in for a bit last night. Come back, Shane, er . . . . td!!
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I was going to comment about that "beard" comment connected with Neil Patrick Harris. He has no need for them and am not sure he ever used them earlier in his career.
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The Tonys do seem less fun when there is a sweep. I prefer to see the spoils spread around.
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Well I just wanted to post a large and happy GOOD MORNING to all the studlies and lovelies today. And a big kiss and a hickey to dear Esteemed and partayed BK --
I haven't been able to partay or participate in much of anything this weekend, as I've been really having to keep myself working at papers and appointments all weekend, and all day and evening yesterday.
I set my DVR for the Tony's, and I'll have a chance to watch them later on in the week. But the next 2 days are still very full, morning through evening, hosting a musician friend of mine and helping him with some work he is doing here.
"Energy" and "good outcome" vibes are very welcomed and appreciated for this entire week. I have learned the wonderful power of "HHW collective group consiousness." And I invite all good thoughts.
And now, off to work some more.........
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Well I just wanted to post a large and happy GOOD MORNING to all the studlies and lovelies today. And a big kiss and a hickey to dear Esteemed and partayed BK --
I haven't been able to partay or participate in much of anything this weekend, as I've been really having to keep myself working at papers and appointments all weekend, and all day and evening yesterday.
I set my DVR for the Tony's, and I'll have a chance to watch them later on in the week. But the next 2 days are still very full, morning through evening, hosting a musician friend of mine and helping him with some work he is doing here.
"Energy" and "good outcome" vibes are very welcomed and appreciated for this entire week. I have learned the wonderful power of "HHW collective group consiousness." And I invite all good thoughts.
And now, off to work some more.........
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Thanks, DR Ginny, but no! There's enough paper in this place....
I hear ya, DR Elmore! We'll pass the article along to Richard's mother then.
Lease resolution vibes!
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for DR MusicGuy this week!!!
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Originally, in the Mickey and Judy boxed set, Warners had planned to put their first co-starring vehicle with it: THOROUGHBREDS DON'T CRY. Looks like they're rethinking that and will box it with her remaining "B features" and LITTLE NELLIE KELLY.
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I'm also thrilled that John Fricke is doing commentary on BABES IN ARMS and GIRL CRAZY, and he's doing them alone. His commentaries are always well researched and interesting to listen to.
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Page Three young Ron Weasley Dance!!!
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Continued good wishes and crossed fingers for DR ELmore's lease situation.
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Now, I must head down and get cleaned up for lunch out with best friend John.
WBBL.
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Energy and good outcome vibes to DR MusicGuy!
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I a gree with Dan, OLD MAID would have been a much better choice of song to do from 110. I love the show, but RAUNCHY may be my least favourite number in it.
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Lessee vibes for DR ELMORE.
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Banishing pain vibes for DR TCB.
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Energy & Good Result vibes for the talented and handsome DR MUSIC GUY.
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My friend Zach is appearing in THE IRISH PLAY at the Irish Arts Center - link below.
http://www.irishartscenter.org/theatre.htm (http://www.irishartscenter.org/theatre.htm)
It's sold out for the run, but extended two weeks.
Any NYC HHW'er who wants to see him can do so. Tell him I said HI!!
;D
better link
http://www.hammandclov.org/ (http://www.hammandclov.org/)
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LOL RLP.....Ms Petrov couldn't do an impression of Ms Hayes....not without a composer, a choreographer, and a director.
Actually, you're correct. There's NO motivation! LOL, indeed!
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"Sign the dang lease vibes" for DR Elmore
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Good outcome vibes to DR Musicguy. Apply liberally as needed!
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THE IRISH PLAY
For a moment there, I thought they had re-named THE SCOTTISH PLAY.
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For a moment there, I thought they had re-named THE SCOTTISH PLAY.
Go west, young man. 8)
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Go see ZACH vibes to HHW's in NYC.
One review called him a younger more talented Ethan Hawke.
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I was going to comment about that "beard" comment connected with Neil Patrick Harris. He has no need for them and am not sure he ever used them earlier in his career.
As I did not watch the telecast, I have to ask if Harris and that lady were introduced as a couple? Or were they merely presenting together?
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I enjoyed the Tony's last night and probably wouldn't know a good Tony telecast from a bad one...although I have to admit that I really enjoyed the telecast that Hugh Jackman hosted!
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As I did not watch the telecast, I have to ask if Harris and that lady were introduced as a couple? Or were they merely presenting together?
They were just presenters together.
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JRand, if your buddies play gets extended then I would go to see it as I have yet to plan any shows for my NY trip, but it looks like it ends it's run on the 23rd :-\
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And as for shows featured on the Tony's...I think I would enjoy seeing CURTAINS most of all...it looks like my kind of show.
GREY GARDEN'S also looks like fun and I have loved Christina Ebersole ever since she starred on the short lived sit-com back in the mid 1980s, THE CAVANAUGHS.
THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED also looks like something I might enjoy.
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As I did not watch the telecast, I have to ask if Harris and that lady were introduced as a couple? Or were they merely presenting together?
It's Christina Applegate, and they were presenters together.
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As for shows I am pretty certain I would not want to see:
MARY POPPINS
SPRING AWAKENING
That UTOPIA show (forget the name)
PIRATE QUEEN
Of course I could be wrong about THEM...but what I saw of them last night didn't appeal to me.
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And as for shows featured on the Tony's...I think I would enjoy seeing CURTAINS most of all...it looks like my kind of show.
DR MBarnum, DR Ginny, DH Richard and I will be seeing it on Saturday night. Call me.
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And speaking of appealing....I would love to
get to know in the biblical sense see in person Harry Connick Jr. or Liev Schreiber.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I thought it was supposed to be cloudy and overcast today, but it looks nice and sunny outside my window right now. Not that "nice and sunny" isn't nice, but since there's some stuff I need to take care of around the apartment today, I was hoping for less ideal conditions outside of the apartment.
??
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DR MBarnum - your tastes certainly are...ecclectic! :)
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Rambling, Rambling, Rambling....
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Memorable endings (other than many eady mentioned):
A STAR IS BORN (1954)
THE BIRDS
ALL ABOUT EVE
SUNSET BLVD.
I definately agree about the last three! I will also add:
DR. STRANGELOVE
THE GRADUATE
FIELD OF DREAMS
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~~~~~~CONTINUING NEW LEASE VIBES FOR DR ELMORE AND CO.~~~~~
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~~~~~VIBES, VIBES, VIBES TO DR MUSICGUY~~~~~
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~~~~~BELATED PAIN-FREE AND RESTFUL SLEEP VIBES TO DR TCB~~~~~
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DR MBarnum, DR Ginny, DH Richard and I will be seeing it on Saturday night. Call me.
DR MBarnum - Call DR Elmore!!!!
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Page Four Dance:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/dance_records.jpg)
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So... As for the Tonys...
I wonder which show will post a closing notice first now. -Besides the ones that are already slated to close in the coming weeks.
With the way the awards were distributed last night - even with the virtual sweep by Spring Awakening - I bet there are a lot of producers watching the lines at the box offices today and tomorrow.
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DR MBarnum - So, would you like to see Curtains? :-* ;)
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I bought THE HISTORY BOYS dvd today....but I received NADA por la officina de post.
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And, yes, Ring of Fire, was from last season.
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I think THE IRISH PLAY will be history by the time DR MBARNUM hits NYC.
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Wow I have also won BOTH the British and UK lotteries.
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As for shows I am pretty certain I would not want to see:
MARY POPPINS
SPRING AWAKENING
That UTOPIA show (forget the name)
PIRATE QUEEN
Of course I could be wrong about THEM...but what I saw of them last night didn't appeal to me.
Hmm... I think you might actually like Spring Awakening, DR MBarnum. I don't think you will "love" it, but you would like it. In any case...
Coast of Utopia was a three-part play epic, and it closed a few months ago.
The Pirate Queen closes this coming weekend, the 17th. So, you couldn't see those shows ever if you wanted to. ;)
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Hmmm....
Too bad Bombay Dreams isn't currently playing on the Great White Way. :)
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SHAKA-LAKA-something?
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Does anyone know if Duncan Sheik plays in the orchestra for his show every performance? Is there a precendent for that?
He just pops in every now and then. He really just does love the show and the cast and crew and orchestra that much.
I know when Tarzan was in previews, Phil Collins was there for almost every performance - and he still checks in occasionally. Alas, he doesn't play in the pit due to the logistics and set-up involved, but I'm sure he would if he could.
Oh, and then there's Jason Robert Brown. Of course, the only person who can really play his piano parts is him.
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Wow I have also won BOTH the British and UK lotteries.
Checking the exchange rates?
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As I did not watch the telecast, I have to ask if Harris and that lady were introduced as a couple? Or were they merely presenting together?
The caption was my (obviously failed) attempt at levity - it was already past 3 Am my time).
der Brucer
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Checking the exchange rates?
All I need is more pounds for sure.
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I am watching Ms Elizabeth Montgomery's television version of DARK VICTORY on the Universal High Definition Channel.
HD does no favors to Ms Montgomery or the second female lead Michelle Lee.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
"Once" - The final sequence of images is sweet, heartbreaking and hopeful all at once. *Has any other DR seen this movie yet? -I believe DR JMK said he did.
"Cinema Paradiso"
"The Joy Luck Club"
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I forgot to mention a happy thing last night - they actually played the opening of I Hope I Get It at the correct tempo - it was about half that tempo when I saw the show - Jose, have they fixed this? Is it correct now or was the faster tempo just for the Tonys?
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Yes, Planet Of The Apes has one of the most iconic images in the history of film.
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Il Trittico from the Metropolitan Opera on PBS this Thursday evening.
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Oh, and I'm up. And I must now go package CDs and get them on their merry way.
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TOD: How about King of Hearts? :)
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bk, everything you said about the Return to Oz soundtrack was true!
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DR MBarnum - your tastes certainly are...ecclectic! :)
And neither sings nor dances in Sanskrit or whatever the language is!
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This is SO not Rebecca Luker.
Rebecca Luker is a blonde. Rebecca Luker plays Mrs. Banks.
Mary Poppins is played by Ashley Brown.
Tell that to the LA TIMES/AP (http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/tonys/env-07tonyshow-pg,0,3854122.photogallery?coll=env-emmy&index=6)
(http://theenvelope.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-06/30428042.jpg)
Rebecca Luker leads a number from "Mary Poppins."
(Jeff Christensen / AP)
Oh well, what do those West Coast folk know of Broadway!
der Brucer
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DR MBarnum - So, would you like to see Curtains? :-* ;)
I've just put in a houseseat request for DR MBarnum!
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I forgot to mention a happy thing last night - they actually played the opening of I Hope I Get It at the correct tempo - it was about half that tempo when I saw the show - Jose, have they fixed this? Is it correct now or was the faster tempo just for the Tonys?
The tempo of the Opening is what it should be now. :)
*Having done the show a couple of times - and having seen it here in NYC a couple of time, I do have to say, that even if that opening tempo is just one or two clicks slower than "normal", it can really seem sloooooooow. -And I'm always amazed at just how ingrained that OCR is in my brain.
**Although, I'm betting that since Mr. Hamlisch was leading them off, he might have had some influence over the tempos. -His concert suite of A Chorus Line always seems a bit on the fast side to me, but, then again, since no one is dancing, it's more a chance for him to show off his Juilliard-trained chops.
***And I remember seeing the original production of A Chorus Line a few weeks before it closed. Now those were some fast(!) tempos!
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Tell that to the LA TIMES/AP (http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/tonys/env-07tonyshow-pg,0,3854122.photogallery?coll=env-emmy&index=6)Oh well, what do those West Coast folk know of Broadway!
der Brucer
Didn't you see Rebecca with her husband Danny when they announced her nomination? She was seen in the MP segment but certainly lost in the shuffle with all the other company members.
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I've just put in a houseseat request for DR MBarnum!
Yay!
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Ohh... If I may talk about me for a second.... ;)
When I went to The Metropolitan Room Friday night with my friend, Chris, we were seated right next to a young woman and her parents. -Well, since they seating at The Metropolitan Room is relatively tight, you're bound to sit next to someone's brother, sister, mother, father, etc. In any case...
Chris introduced himself to our new "neighbors", and when it came time for me to introduce myself, the young woman said, "Oh, I know you, Jose. You're wonderful."
She then went on telling her parents that I had played many an audition for her over the years, and that it was always a great comfort to her - and to others - knowing that I was at the piano.
That felt good. :)
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Hmm.. I think I may head out for a leisurely lap around the Reservoir. Before the storms move in later.
Hmm...
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"Be careful about that first step; it's a doozy!"
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bk, everything you said about the Return to Oz soundtrack was true!
Yes, I must agree. I ordered it based of the HighHolinessWizard's(HHW) recommendation; Woody snagged it and went to listen in his BR (real estate lingo) - soon he back plunking it into the LR player (interrupting Fox News, how rude). Next I ordered the film (another expense to blame on HHW).
der Brucer
PS I don't want the DVD's of the ODD COUPLE, so I guess I'll have to delay that other Amazon paired purchase 8) - besides, the companion offering wouldn't play well on a TV used to Fox News.
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DR JOSE is a see-lebritee!!!
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That felt good.
How sweet! :)
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Very nice story, DR Jose, and a well-deserved compliment, I'm sure!
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***And I remember seeing the original production of A Chorus Line a few weeks before it closed. Now those were some fast(!) tempos!
Well, when you are renting a theatre by the hour, these things happen.
der Brucer
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"Be careful about that first step; it's a doozy!"
(http://bp0.blogger.com/_HtSvr0DEcpc/RmpREhZypoI/AAAAAAAAAT0/AH8wUX8-W_o/s320/rj.jpg)
Dear Juliet, do not jump yet, I pray thee. Thou wouldst ruin my "Juliet is the Sun" line.
der Brucer
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Well, I'm still feeling like heading out for a short run, so...
Laters...
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TOD: How about King of Hearts? :)
Oh, I haven't seen that in ages! I really liked it, too. Must revisit it soon. Thanks, Singdaw.
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Ohh... If I may talk about me for a second.... ;)
When I went to The Metropolitan Room Friday night with my friend, Chris, we were seated right next to a young woman and her parents. -Well, since they seating at The Metropolitan Room is relatively tight, you're bound to sit next to someone's brother, sister, mother, father, etc. In any case...
Chris introduced himself to our new "neighbors", and when it came time for me to introduce myself, the young woman said, "Oh, I know you, Jose. You're wonderful."
She then went on telling her parents that I had played many an audition for her over the years, and that it was always a great comfort to her - and to others - knowing that I was at the piano.
That felt good. :)
What a nice story, Jose! Your reputation precedes you.
(My reputation preceded me once, but THAT, my dears, is another story for another time.) ;)
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Wow I have also won BOTH the British and UK lotteries.
Ohhhh, nice. Does that mean you're buying lunch?
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Ohhhh, nice. Does that mean you're buying lunch?
Of course....they are going to deposit my winnings directly into my bank account.
I will let you all know when the transaction is complete. :P
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Celeb love stories - I believe Rebecca first met Danny while they were working on Skip's show TIME AND AGAIN in San Diego
Howard McGillin met his significant other during a presentation of TIME AND AGAIN as well, i believe during intermission of a pre-San Diego reading.
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DR MBarnum - Call DR Elmore!!!!
I have done so, and he is no attempting to get me a house seat for that Saturday night!! ;D
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I thought today's topic title was referring to this:
(http://cbruen.com/blog/animal_with_hairdo_82006.jpg)
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DR FJL - love it! TIME AND AGAIN rivals eHarmony and match.com!
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Howard McGillin is a cutie.
(http://www.howardmcgillin.com/frontface.gif)
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Why is it that whenever I try to burn photos from my computer to a cd I can never remember how...and the instructions that Windows gives do not make any sense...I will be darned if I can find anthing that says "files and folders tasks" or "pictures tasks" anywhere!
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And yet, I know that I have done it before!
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And yet, I know that I have done it before!
I hope you don't use that line in bed.
der Brucer
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Got everything packaged up - more than I thought there were, including two big orders - one for amazon, one for Dress Circle. The amazon was all Brain From Planet X - the Dress Circle was a potpourri - of course, I know it will be an ordeal getting paid, but I've agreed to give them fourteen days from the receipt of the package on the proviso that I don't have to chase the dough down.
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I understand Galt McDermott played occasionally in TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA and HAIR.
Allen Toussaint played in STAGGERLEE, but that was Off-Broadway...
That was a bonus for me to get to hear him play!
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Let's recap last nights Tony Award Show postings:
First show post:
MattH
Reply #608 on: Yesterday at 05:08:22pm
Last EDT airing show post
Jrand:
« Reply #1170 on: Yesterday at 08:05:54pm »
Play off
Summary- 562 posts (counting many extraneous "I gotta tell you."posts from envious west coasters)
West Coast airing starts:
« Reply #1202 on: Yesterday at 08:18:56pm »
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Well....it has started in the West. Where are all the posts?
BK
« Reply #1211 on: Yesterday at 08:25:25pm »
Okay, who WRITES this crap that these poor people have to read?
BK
Reply #1441 on: Yesterday at 11:07:26pm »
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Happiest moment? No Ring Of Fire in the clips. Karma, baby, karma.
End of West Coat airing
Summary: 230 posts on West coast airing
So, the East contingent out did the West contingent by over 2 to 1!
Now, who are the wusbergers? :D
der Brucer
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I thought today's topic title was referring to this:
(http://cbruen.com/blog/animal_with_hairdo_82006.jpg)
Do you keep photos of all your dates?
der Brucer
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I was going to comment about that "beard" comment connected with Neil Patrick Harris. He has no need for them and am not sure he ever used them earlier in his career.
Why is she a "beard"? He just got paired up with her to present an award...it's not like we thought they were dating or anything!
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RAUNCHY may be my least favourite number in it.
This did not make me want to see the show.
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Now, who are the wussburgers?
Oh, can't we all just get along? :)
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Do you keep photos of all your dates?
No; I keep the memories engraved on my heart.
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This did not make me want to see the show.
As others have indicated, it's not representative of the score [or show] as a whole.
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NEWSFLASH:
"Paris Hilton says she has found God" - BaBa WaWa
der Brucer
The faithful hope she puts him/her back.
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No; I keep the memories engraved on my heart.
What a site for your cardiologist!
Do the rate your EKGs "R" 8)
der Brucer
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GADZOOKS!!! Howard McGillin is now 53 years old!?!?
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Do they rate your EKGs "R"
Yes..."R" for Raunchy!
8)
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Is it Monday? Wonder which show has the longest lines at the box office today?
It's a torrent - it's an avalanche!
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I met my DH in 1987, not too long after I graduated college, so of course there haven't been any added since then... :)
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Tony television ratings:
Though the 2007 Tony Awards telecast did not beat out its broadcast competition, the three-hour event's 6.24 million total viewers did help CBS win the overall evening in the ratings.
According to Zap2it, the Tony Awards pulled in a 4.5 rating/8 share in its first hour, 4.2/7 the second and 3.8/7 in its last. A single ratings point represents roughly 1.102 million households; a share shows the percentage of televisions being used at the time.
Bolstered by the 7 PM airing of "60 Minutes" — which took first place with 6.1/12 — the network averaged a 4.7/8 share for the night. Not factored into the numbers are the cable viewers who tuned in to the finale of "The Sopranos" on HBO. (Those numbers will be available later in the week.)
The first hour of the 2007 Tony Awards placed behind the second hour of NBC's "Dateline," with 5.9/11. ABC's coverage of Game 2 of the NBA Finals (5.0/9) then assumed the lead at 9 PM (but the Tonys remained in second). At 10 PM, the awards telecast dropped to third behind ABC and NBC's "Law & Order: SVU."
Last year, the broadcast was viewed by 7.79 million, up 1.29 million from the previous year's 6.5 million.
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I have caught up with last night's partay posts!
Whew!
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This is from a Grandlad's 3rd grade teacher :)
Question: What is the truest definition of Globalization?
Answer: Princess Diana's death.
Question: How come?
Answer: An English princess with an Egyptian boy friend crashes in a French tunnel, driving a German car with a Dutch engine, driven by a Belgian who was drunk on Scottish whisky, (check the bottle before you change the spelling), followed closely by Italian Paparazzi, on Japanese motorcycles; treated by an American doctor, using Brazilian medicines. This is sent to you by a Canadian, using Bill Gates's technology, and you're probably reading this on your computer, that uses Taiwanese chips, and a Korean monitor, assembled by Bangladeshi workers in a Singapore plant, transported by Indian lorry-drivers, hijacked by Indonesians, unloaded by Sicilian longshoremen, and trucked to you by Mexican illegals.....
That, my friends, is Globalization
der Brucer
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I have caught up with last night's partay posts!
Whew!
Shall we send you the Quiz?
der Brucer
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ALERT: Kyra Sedgwick on ACTOR'S STUDIO tonight on Bravo!
Check your local listings!
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I didn't mind seeing Audra as Lizzy to John Cullum's dad, but I jsut didn't like the jokey-ness between them. Do they do that in the show? "Old Maid" would have been a much better number, but I guess someone felt it might upstage Fantasia's big angst number.
So can someone tell me...why did Fantasia sing on the show??
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~VIBES TO EVERYONE AND ANYONE!!~~~[/move]
...whether you need them or not! ;)
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So can someone tell me...why did Fantasia sing on the show??
Because she's Fantasia.
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So can someone tell me...why did Fantasia sing on the show??
Because she's absolutely the ginchiest!
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I didn't realize that Julie White [last night's Best Actress] premiered the "dog song" in Ahrens and Flaherty's Lucky Stiff!
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Hmmm...a couple of real interesting items on eBay. I would bid, but I'm afraid that all I'll wind up doing is raising the price.
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So can someone tell me...why did Fantasia sing on the show??
I believe it was part of the tribute to the Alanta Alliance Theatre.
der Brucer
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ALERT: Kyra Sedgwick on ACTOR'S STUDIO tonight on Bravo!
Check your local listings!
Will she push for ODD COUPLE DVD sales?
der Brucer
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Yes, I must agree. I ordered it based of the HighHolinessWizard's(HHW) recommendation; Woody snagged it and went to listen in his BR (real estate lingo) - soon he back plunking it into the LR player (interrupting Fox News, how rude). Next I ordered the film (another expense to blame on HHW).
der Brucer
I was going to post to you that the DVD I have is not anamorphic, but then decided to look it up on Amazon.com and see if -- MAYBE -- there had been a reissue.
It seems there HAS BEEN. The cover is different from the one I purchased in the 1990s...ca 1996 or 1997. The DVD being offered "new" was issued in 2004.
Now...if anyone has it, do you know it Disney went that extra mile and made it anamorphic? Alas, "that" piece of info is missing, although the description does say it's widescreen.
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Because she's absolutely the ginchiest!
DR Ron Pulliam, you are so au courant! :)
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I believe it was part of the tribute to the Alanta Alliance Theatre.
der Brucer
Oh...that's right. I forgot. ::) I did hear that.
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DR Ron Pulliam, you are so au courant! :)
I browse through time randomly, dear sir. I make attempts at adapting.
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Energy and good vibes DR MusicGuy!
Elmore-Continued office vibes!!!!
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Everybody sing!
One moment in time...
:)
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The Color Purple had its World Premiere at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. The Alliance Theatre received the Annual Regional Theatre Tony Award last night. Fantasia recently went into The Color Purple in the starring role and got excellent reviews. As a tie-in to Color Purple's continuing presence on Broadway and its beginnings at the Alliance Theatre they decided to have Fantasia sing a song from the show.
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DR Jose, sweet story. I'm surprised that doesn't happen to you more often.
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TCB I hope your back improves soon. Sending vibes & gentle hugs.
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Critic's Tony Predictions: Scorecard
Melissa Rose Bernardo, Entertainment Weekly: 21 out of 25 correct
David Cote/Adam Feldman, TimeOut NY: 20 out of 24 correct
Matt Windman, AM New York: 19 out of 25 correct
Paul Wontorek, Broadway.com: 19 out of 25 correct
Patrick Pacheco, The Los Angeles Times*: 18 out of 25 correct
Linda Winer, Newsday: 18 out of 25 correct
Michael Riedel, New York Post: 15 out of 20 correct
Andrew Gans, Playbill*: 14 out of 17 correct
Martin Denton, NYTheatre.com*: 13 out of 17 correct
Andy Humm, Gay U.S.A.*: 13 out of 17 correct
Tom O'Neil, TheEnvelope.com*: 13 out of 17 correct
Paul Sheehan, TheEnvelope.com*: 12 out of 17 correct
Joe Dziemianowicz, New York Daily News*: 11 out of 17 correct
Elysa Gardner, USA Today*: 11 out of 17 correct
Susan Haskins, Theater Talk*: 11 out of 17 correct
David Sheward, Backstage*: 11 out of 17 correct
Ginia Bellafante, The New York Times: 8 out of 10 correct
Ben Brantley, The New York Times: 8 out of 10 correct
Charles Isherwood, The New York Times: 8 out of 10 correct
*As predicted on Showbiz Awards' Gold Derby
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Man Oozes Green Blood Before Operation (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,280637,00.html)
Sounds like another David Wechter/Bruce Kimmel storyline.
der Brucer
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So Edi, since the Tony for the Alliance belongs to all of Atlanta have they given you a schedule yet for when you get to display it and for how long? ;)
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DR JoseSPiano - forgot to ask you if Paul's monologue at yesterday's matinee was sponsored by Levain's? ;)
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The Color Purple had its World Premiere at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. The Alliance Theatre received the Annual Regional Theatre Tony Award last night. Fantasia recently went into The Color Purple in the starring role and got excellent reviews. As a tie-in to Color Purple's continuing presence on Broadway and its beginnings at the Alliance Theatre they decided to have Fantasia sing a song from the show.
Well stated, DR Ben!
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So Edi, since the Tony for the Alliance belongs to all of Atlanta have they given you a schedule yet for when you get to display it and for how long? ;)
Well, I felt like it was an honor just to be nominated.
Thank you, Mom.
Thank you, God.
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For those that wish to peruse transcriptions of the Tony acceptance speeches from last night, you can do so HERE (http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=549430).
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No; I keep the memories engraved on my heart.
Nice retort, Singdaw.
Actually, I think that creature's quite charming--better looking, too, than some of my...oh, never mind. ;)
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What a site for your cardiologist!
Do the rate your EKGs "R" 8)
der Brucer
LOL.
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For some strange reason, DR Edisaurus's speech was not included.
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Wow, I did as well as
Melissa Rose Bernardo, Entertainment Weekly: 21 out of 25 correct
I missed Lighting of a Musical. I went with 110 in the Shade based on a friend's comments.
I missed Orchestrations. Again, I went with 110 in the Shade because I thought they might give something to Mr. Tunick and I also heard good things about the orchestrations even though they have been reduced to play with fewer instruments.
I missed Book of a Musical because I didn't think SA would have such an overwhelming sweep and I do think the book for GG is better than SA.
I missed Actor in a Musical. I wanted DHP to win but I went with the crowd because it did seem as if RE had it sewn up the way CE had it sewn up for GG. I was mightily surprised and happy to see DHP (who seemed genuinely suprised) take the award.
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~VIBES TO EVERYONE AND ANYONE!!~~~[/move]
...whether you need them or not! ;)
Thank you, George. I can use them, oh yes.
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Hmmm...a couple of real interesting items on eBay. I would bid, but I'm afraid that all I'll wind up doing is raising the price.
And THAT is why you should look into www.esnipe.com.
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Good Afternoon!
Back from my jog around the reservoir. What a gorgeous day. I just ran a lap and a 1/4, and according my Nike+ iPod thingy, I actually set a new "record pace" for my mile. :)
-Although, I really was just trying to take it nice and easy today. I guess "nice and easy" is just getting "nicer and easier". ;)
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And THAT is why you should look into www.esnipe.com.
Does e-Bay not let you place "reserve bids" - or whatever the term is where you can set what you "high bid" will be, but you start off at the current "winning low". But if someone outbids you, then it goes up incrementally until your threshold is reached?
Just wondrin'?
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DR JoseSPiano - forgot to ask you if Paul's monologue at yesterday's matinee was sponsored by Levain's? ;)
Actually, Paul's monologue yesterday was sponsored by Dannon Activia Strawberry Yogurt, Whole Foods Raw Almonds, and one of the flavors of Vitamin Water - XXX. All in all, a very healthy sponsorship.
;)
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All in all, a very healthy sponsorship.
Especially the 'XXX' part.
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However, Saturday night's monologue was sponsored by Levain. I dropped off a box of cookies for the Keyboard 1 player since it was his last night before he heads off to work on The Little Mermaid full time. And since I'll be one of the first-call subs for that show when it comes in in the fall... :)
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DR Jose, sweet story. I'm surprised that doesn't happen to you more often.
Thanks, DR Jane.
Although, actually, it does sort of happen often. This time, however, there were witnesses. :)
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Especially the 'XXX' part.
It's quite the eye-catching product title. I think it stands for triple anti-oXidants. It's quite tasty too!
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Everybody sing!
One moment in time...
:)
That song goes too high for a lot of people. How about...
We are the world...
;D
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This did not make me want to see the show.
Well, that show is ending its limited-extended run soon too.
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No; I keep the memories engraved on my heart.
A heart of stone, eh?
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No; I keep the memories engraved on my heart.
And by "engraved" do you mean "notched"?
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Hardy-har-har!
:)
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Why is it that whenever I try to burn photos from my computer to a cd I can never remember how...and the instructions that Windows gives do not make any sense...I will be darned if I can find anthing that says "files and folders tasks" or "pictures tasks" anywhere!
DR MBarnum - Windows make that whole process more complicated than it has to be. All you really have to - as long as you know where and which pictures you want to transfer to CD are - is:
1) Open up Windows Explorer and navigate to the pictures you want to transfer. -If they're spread among different folders, the "easiest" thing to do is to move/copy them all to the same folder.
2) Insert a blank CD into your CD-ROM drive. If you get the prompts asking what to do with that blank CD, you can just cancel out of that screen.
3) Go back to the folder where you put your pics. Select the folder/pics by double-clicking them or a doing a "marquee select". Then just drag the folder/files to the CD-ROM icon that should now be in the directory tree.
-You'll then get the prompts asking if you really want to do this - depending how your computer is set-up - just keeping clicking "Yes". That should do it.
Just think of your CD-ROM drive as another folder, so all you have to do to copy things to it is just drag and drop them like you would any other file on your hard-drive.
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Hardy-har-har!
:)
<MWAH>
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Let's recap last nights Tony Award Show postings:
DR DERBRUCER - Thank you for the tally. 15 pages, huh? I think not.
;)
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Well, I've stretched, cooled-down, and had my post-run meal. And now I guess I should shower, especially since I'm playing a short audition session at 6:00. Hmm.. And I guess I could head to Splash afterwards for a bit... Hmm...
Laters...
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A heart of stone, eh?
That's MY birthday song!
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That's MY birthday song!
Well, I didn't put it in quotes, so... Just a turn of phrase there.
;)
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I just read Seth Rudetsky's column at Playbill On-Line and this little exchange made me laugh out loud
I loved the reveal of who the Tony hosts were by holding up photos Chorus Line-style, but the most shocking reveal was … Angela Lansbury has a head shot!? For what? When she goes to an EPA? Is there a resume on the back?
ANGELA LANSBURY
AEA, SAG, AFTRA eligible
MAME- Mame (original cast)
On Stage and Back Stage (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108719.html)
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The Color Purple had its World Premiere at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. The Alliance Theatre received the Annual Regional Theatre Tony Award last night. Fantasia recently went into The Color Purple in the starring role and got excellent reviews. As a tie-in to Color Purple's continuing presence on Broadway and its beginnings at the Alliance Theatre they decided to have Fantasia sing a song from the show.
I heard that a shady Atlanta developer bribed the Tony producers - that's how they do things in Atlanta, so I hear.
der Brucer
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...just drag and drop ...
Ah, the old "drag and drop" caveman dating ritual.
der Brucer
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Well, the eBay item in question has just gone over the $400 mark. I'm too cheap to go any higher and I kind of doubt that it's near that value anyway.
For those who might be interested (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220118942525&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:122)...
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I heard that a shady Atlanta developer bribed the Tony producers - that's how they do things in Atlanta, so I hear.
That's how they do things but they don't throw any money at the arts...just politicians.
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I loved the reveal of who the Tony hosts were by holding up photos Chorus Line-style, but the most shocking reveal was … Angela Lansbury has a head shot!? For what? When she goes to an EPA? Is there a resume on the back?
On Stage and Back Stage (http://www.playbill.com/news/article/108719.html)
Thanks for mentioning that, Ben. I've never seen ACL (I should be disbarred from HHW between that and never seeing COMPANY!) so the open didn't make a lot of sense to me.
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Well, the eBay item in question has just gone over the $400 mark. I'm too cheap to go any higher and I kind of doubt that it's near that value anyway.
For those who might be interested (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220118942525&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:122)...
Interesting item, and only 250 or so viewers.
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I'm imagining Angela Lansbury singing "Dance 10, Looks 3"
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ALERT: Kyra Sedgwick on ACTOR'S STUDIO tonight on Bravo!
Check your local listings!
I hope she's carrying a strong detergent to wash off the oiliness of the oleaginous Mr Lipton. Whatever he oozes from every pore ain't charm.
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Energy and good vibes DR MusicGuy!
Elmore-Continued office vibes!!!!
It's now 4 pm EST and there's been no word from California!
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Well, the eBay item in question has just gone over the $400 mark. I'm too cheap to go any higher and I kind of doubt that it's near that value anyway.
For those who might be interested (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220118942525&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:122)...
Here's one (http://cgi.ebay.com/f246-TO-KILL-A-MOCKINGBIRD-3sh63-Gregory-Peck-classic_W0QQitemZ280122418464QQihZ018QQcategoryZ60332QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) I was watching.
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~~~~~~~~VIBES FOR THE NEW DIGS TO DR ELMORE!!!~~~~~~~~~~~
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It's now 4 pm EST and there's been no word from California!
Tell me who to call, and I'll dial 'em up and bitch 'em out!
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It has rained on and off all day today. Never anything really heavy, but bursts of rain and then it moves out fairly quickly. More rain to happen a few hours later, and then the pattern keeps repeating.
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Does e-Bay not let you place "reserve bids" - or whatever the term is where you can set what you "high bid" will be, but you start off at the current "winning low". But if someone outbids you, then it goes up incrementally until your threshold is reached?
Just wondrin'?
Here's the deal:
If you bid ON eBay...there are some folks who will bid and bid and bid UNTIL "they" have the highest bid and run the price well above its value. This they will do many days before the auction ends.
However, if you place a bid with esnipe, and it doesn't get recorded until 6 seconds before closing of the auction, you stand a very good chance of winning it because the "high bidder" feels secure that he won't be outbid and, therefore, won't have an outstanding "reserve bid" to compensate.
If my highest bid on a much-wanted item would be $1,000, I'd consider myself a fool for bidding that amount at eBay. Someone who also wants it will keep bidding the price up until HE has the high bid. If he doesn't know I'm there, he may only bid half that much and think he's got it in the bag.
Does that help explain why I'd rather use a sniping service?
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Why is she a "beard"? He just got paired up with her to present an award...it's not like we thought they were dating or anything!
As DR derBrucer later admitted, DR Edi, it was a lame attempt at humor.
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That's how they do things but they don't throw any money at the arts...just politicians.
Awareness of this fact is why many Arts organizations put politicians on their Boards. I've sold many a $250 banquet ticket because of that linkage.
der Brucer
My databases of poltical contributors was very useful in generating mailings for my theatre organization.
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This did not make me want to see the show.
Frankly, I found her miscast. I don't think of Audra McDonald as plain or old maidish in look or manner. She'd have to be the greatest actress in the world to overcome by built-in preconceptions about her and her unsuitability for this role.
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ALERT: Kyra Sedgwick on ACTOR'S STUDIO tonight on Bravo!
Check your local listings!
I love her, but nothing could force me to endure James Lipton. Sorry!
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Had a nice long lunch, and then did some shopping meaning that I got back later in the afternoon than I thought I would and didn't have as much time as usual for afternoon viewing.
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I began my afternoon watching BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA. Lovely film, wonderful sentiments and life lessons, and genuinely moving (and it earned my tears honestly).
And it's one of the very best standard definition transfers I've ever seen: sharp as a tack, rich, deep color, and mountains of detail.
In fact my only disappointment was the total takeover of CGI at the end. Until then, there had been a little CGI and lots of imagination, and that's how I would have LOVED for Terabithia in the end to have been represented instead of something out of SLEEPING BEAUTY.
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As DR derBrucer later admitted, DR Edi, it was a lame attempt at humor.
I realized that as well as reminding myself to read ALL the posts before posting. I think the ground was covered pretty thoroughly!
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Frankly, I found her miscast. I don't think of Audra McDonald as plain or old maidish in look or manner. She'd have to be the greatest actress in the world to overcome by built-in preconceptions about her and her unsuitability for this role.
I just didn't like the song that much. I do love John Cullum, though...
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Next, I watched a bonus feature on the disc concerning the themes of the book/film. Naturally, several middle school teachers were the touchstones of the featurette discussing how rich the book (and by extension the film) is in itslessons about life. There were also interviews with the original author and her son (all grown up now and a handsome man) for whom the book was written.
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I love her, but nothing could force me to endure James Lipton. Sorry!
I will miss it but wlll try to catch the rerun this weekend.
I wish it was Will Ferrell interviewing her as James Lipton.
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I realized that as well as reminding myself to read ALL the posts before posting. I think the ground was covered pretty thoroughly!
I wanted to make sure you didn't think *I* was referring to her as a "beard."
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I will miss it but wlll try to catch the rerun this weekend.
I wish it was Will Ferrell interviewing her as James Lipton.
I'd watch it IF that were the case! ;D
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Tell me who to call, and I'll dial 'em up and bitch 'em out!
I appreciate the offer and the office is in San Francisco!
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I have spent all day dodging the revelation of the end of THE SOPRANOS last night. The daily newspaper had a big headline expressing surprise at the outcome with the complete story on page 2A. I skipped the story.
I should be able to get to it tonight.
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A reminder that the festival of gay images in film continues on TCM tonight.
Tonight seems to be women in prison films, at least some of the films have that theme (CAGED is the third one on the docket for tonight).
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I appreciate the offer and the office is in San Francisco!
It's a toll call...and would be WELL worth it! Just say the word and verbal bitch-slaps will ensue!
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TOD: I've never seen the film, but I understand the final reveal in Planet of the Apes is interesting...
I think someone here pointed out that when the movie was rereleased a couple of years ago, they gave away that ending by putting the image on the DVD cover! How rude!! It doesn't matter that the movie is more than 30 years old, they shouldn't have done that. >:(
Just my 2¢.
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I happened to see that book you were watching, DtM, at about two minutes before close of bidding. The activity jumped just seconds before the close, and it almost doubled.
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Does that help explain why I'd rather use a sniping service?
If I were snarky I could posit other explanations...but, I'm a good boy, I am.... 8)
der Brucer
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TOD: HAROLD AND MAUDE
SACCO AND VANZETTI
THEREMIN: AN ELECTRONIC ODYSSEY
PSYCHO
CASABLANCA
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If two or more people use the same sniping service, who wins?
I think those take the fun/challenge out of it...
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Good Afternoon!
OK.. I think I get the esnipe "service", DR Ron Pulliam.
But don't those people who bid and bid and run up the price end up having to buy the item anyway? Better their money, than mine/yours.
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I have spent all day dodging the revelation of the end of THE SOPRANOS last night.
Jersey is destroyed by a nuclear blast as a prequel to "Jericho".
der Brucer
Ther was to be a Heroes tie in, but that opportunity flew away.
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Well, the eBay item in question has just gone over the $400 mark. I'm too cheap to go any higher and I kind of doubt that it's near that value anyway.
For those who might be interested (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220118942525&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:122)...
Hmm... I actually have one those. It's not inscribed nor autographed. But I have one of the manuscript scores. Hmm....
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Well, I need to get ready to head down to Ripley-Grier.
Laters...
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Great items of EBAY interest from DR DtM and RLP.
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I thought THE HISTORY BOYS was a very good movie. I thought every character was perfectly cast.
I will watch some of the extras sometime.
THE STRANGE ONE based on Calder Willingham's END AS A MAN is on TCM at 2 am EDST tonight/Tuesday morning.
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Hmm... I actually have one those. It's not inscribed nor autographed. But I have one of the manuscript scores. Hmm....
But it's not in Sondheim's handwriting, is it? Isn't like the Pippin score that's still available?
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I think someone here pointed out that when the movie was rereleased a couple of years ago, they gave away that ending by putting the image on the DVD cover!
The German edition;
(http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SF05BVDAL._AA240_.jpg)
der Brucer
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I have pictures from the Party Animals show we did yesterday!
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It's a toll call...and would be WELL worth it! Just say the word and verbal bitch-slaps will ensue!
The offer is appreciated more than you know!
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the freeze dance- note the baby mosh pit :)
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how fun does that look!!
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the cast rocking out
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Hmm... I actually have one those. It's not inscribed nor autographed. But I have one of the manuscript scores. Hmm....
It's one of the famous Mathilde Pincus "Green Books." Mathilde did one for every show Chelsea Music copied, and they were opening night gifts to everyone involved. I believe she started doing it back in the 1960s, and there must be around 50 volumes. They run the gamut from CABARET to COPPERFIELD.
They're the Piano/Conductors reduced from the orchestra scores and in the hands of various copyists- Mathilde, Vic Jaroway, Christine Ambrose, Don Oliver, etc - who worked on the shows.
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I twisted my ankle pretty badly between shows, it is still a little bruised and hurts.
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TOO SOON FOR AN OSCAR NOD?
ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/11/PARIS.HILTON.AP/INDEX.HTML)
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Paris Hilton says she will no longer "act dumb."
der Brucer
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Ah, I meant to order THE HISTORY BOYS during Deep Discount's sale. Ah, well. I'll have to look for a used copy now.
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I want to do a little writing and then will be heading down to watch last night's SOPRANOS and THE TUDORS finales. I may treat myself to another visit to episode #3 from THE CLOSER's second season.
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Thanks for the photos, DR Adriana. The show looks very fun. And colorful!
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If I were snarky I could posit other explanations...but, I'm a good boy, I am.... 8)
der Brucer
IF you were snarky?
IF?
[size=8]IF?[/size]
;D
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If two or more people use the same sniping service, who wins?
I think those take the fun/challenge out of it...
There's no fun or challenge sitting by your computer 30 seconds before an auction ends.
I bid the most I'm willing to pay. Period. If someone is willing to pay more, and is also sniping, that's okay, too.
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NEWSFLASH:
"Paris Hilton says she has found God" - BaBa WaWa
der Brucer
The faithful hope she puts him/her back.
That's exactly what this saga needs.
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Good Afternoon!
OK.. I think I get the esnipe "service", DR Ron Pulliam.
But don't those people who bid and bid and run up the price end up having to buy the item anyway? Better their money, than mine/yours.
Better they don't know "YOU" are bidding and really interested. If your money is hidden, the bid doesn't go out of the stratosphere.
Yes, they end up paying more often than not...but it could have been YOURS for less than it went for if you used a sniping service.
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That's exactly what this saga needs.
I hope this isn't a reincarnation for Aimee Semple McPherson.
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No; I keep the memories engraved on my heart.
Like notches on a bedpost! ;D
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I saw DR TD around here last night!!!
Did not!
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Nice to see DR td pop in for a bit last night. Come back, Shane, er . . . . td!!
There's a golf tournament going on here. . .busy little bee that I am. . .FORTY THOUSAND PEOPLE PER DAY are expected in our little neck of the woods. . . .
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There's a golf tournament going on here. . .busy little bee that I am. . .FORTY THOUSAND PEOPLE PER DAY are expected in our little neck of the woods. . . .
Send for help? DR Jose?
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It will give him a change from the Reservoir.
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Hello again Mr Dale.
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Back from lunch, about which more in a mo.
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I guess I win the Tony pool - I had twenty-four out of twenty-five - only missed revival.
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Ron, the newer DVD of Return To Oz is indeed anamorphic - not the greatest transfer but better than the earlier version. And your CD was posted this morning.
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Has this been posted here before?
"HEALTH QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION
DR. Larry
Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on
exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you
live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it
faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.
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Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And
what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism
of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a
good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop! can give you
100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.
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Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means
they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness
that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!
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Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you
have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.
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Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good!
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Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING! ... Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact,
they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?
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Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be
doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.
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Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans! Another vegetable! It's the best feel-good
food around!
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Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.
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Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!
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Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food
and diets."
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So, I lunched with the author of the musical that I did the reading of - he wanted my honest opinion and he got it - in spades. His wife was there and was basically agreeing with everything I said. Him, being the writer, took a little longer to come around to it. I always preface these sorts of sessions by saying, "You don't have to agree, but you have to listen and look at what I'm saying."
I gave him several ideas which, of course, I have sworn not to do for free anymore. He's asked what it would take for me to help him redo the project and I'm thinking about it. I'm not sure it would ever be a wonderful show, but I know I can at least help him understand its point and help him focus, plus do completely new arrangements of the score and possibly even bring in someone else to do a few new songs. I know they don't have a lot of money, but I'm thinking of charging what I do to direct and create a one-person show - that seems fair to me (although still a bargain compared to others' rates) and I don't think I'd be putting in humungous amounts of time.
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When things go awry onstage (http://www.newsday.com:80/search/ny-ffthe5244730jun10,0,2586722.story).
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I happened to see that book you were watching, DtM, at about two minutes before close of bidding. The activity jumped just seconds before the close, and it almost doubled.
$787?!? There is no way it's worth that much! There is no way I would have bid near that much! But then, as I've said, I'm a tightwad.
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DtM your mail box is full!
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This time, however, there were witnesses. :)
;D
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I'm back! Did I miss anything?
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Indeed it is not. Not even a mephemism.
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Best looking beard
(http://theenvelope.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-06/30426555.jpg)
der Brucer
Why would Neil Patrick Harris need a beard when he has come out publicly?
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Adriana, cute photos. Try to stay off your ankle for a few days.
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TCB how are you feeling?
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$787?!? There is no way it's worth that much! There is no way I would have bid near that much! But then, as I've said, I'm a tightwad.
Maybe BK bought it for you -- that's how DR Sandra got her Swedish Chef Hat.
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Good evening all.
I had a pretty good day today. No tears--so far.
Dear Elmore, I read your post from yesterday. When I make it back up to NY, you and I will have to go see something but it will have to sad.
That way we can have a good cry together and tell everyone it was the opera/play we saw. :)
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I'm not sure that Singdaw and FJL know about the Swedish Chef Hat. DR Sandra should tell that story.
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Hi Danise. I'm glad you had a good day today.
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I went grocery shopping today; I guess that means I have to cook tonight.
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I didn't post last night because I knew you all were into the Tony's and you know how I feel about award shows. :P
Now, if one of you were up for an award, that would be different. I would be front row, center seat and God help them if they didn't pick you. ;D
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Why would Neil Patrick Harris need a beard when he has come out publicly?
Poor Der Brucer! This has been flogged to death since we all started jumping on him about it this morning.
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Oh, and I have to tell you all about the guy at MOSI. He called back today to get the coordinates for Mom's star. I am so excited.
I'm hoping that I can arrange to go and see it this weekend or if not then sometime really, really soon. He did say that I will have a live photo of the star and he will tell me all about it (how far away it is, how hot, what type of star, etc) once he get's a look at it for himself.
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Star dance!!!!!
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My Return to Oz has arrived in OZ. Thanks BK. I don't care for the movie itself though.
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Of course when I get that photo, I shall try to scan it so it can be posted here at HHW for all to enjoy!
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Swedish Chef Hat? Has someone been holding out on telling a good story?
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TOD
SUNSET BLVD
PLANET OF THE APES
HAIR
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Hi Danise. I'm glad you had a good day today.
Thanks. I'm sorry you have to cook. I'm forcing myself to start to do so again.
My pork roast turned out pretty good.
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Ohh... If I may talk about me for a second.... ;)
When I went to The Metropolitan Room Friday night with my friend, Chris, we were seated right next to a young woman and her parents. -Well, since they seating at The Metropolitan Room is relatively tight, you're bound to sit next to someone's brother, sister, mother, father, etc. In any case...
Chris introduced himself to our new "neighbors", and when it came time for me to introduce myself, the young woman said, "Oh, I know you, Jose. You're wonderful."
She then went on telling her parents that I had played many an audition for her over the years, and that it was always a great comfort to her - and to others - knowing that I was at the piano.
That felt good. :)
And you don't remember ever seeing her before in your life!
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I knew nothing about "Return to OZ" and had no expectations except that DR OzDerek loved it. DP Colin and I watched it about two years ago and did not find it worth watching again. Horses for courses.
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I don't mind cooking too much when the folks will eat what I cook.
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DtM your mail box is full!
I am just so popular!
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Yes, Sandra should not only tell the story of the Swedish Chef Hat, but post photographs.
Poor Miss Patti - she twisted her ankle whilst assisting me at the Avalon. I was nowhere near when it happened, so please don't think I pushed her over or anything.
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DR TCB - How ARE you feeling?
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Take care of your ankle, DR Adriana. Ice.
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Ankle vibes! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Whew. It is warm here in Florida but my Weather Bug says it's only 80 degrees. Feels much, much warmer.
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Vibes to Dear TCB as well.
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It is only in the low 90s here -- such a nice day for June!
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Hi, Danise! Did the MOSI guy say that your mom's star is in the Little Dipper?
It better be in the Little Dipper!
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I just relooked at Weather Bug--our high was 94. Yikes!
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Thanks for those Party Animal photos crippled DR ADRIANNA PATTI....
Looks like the kids and the cast are having a great time.
Will you be getting any "credit" or "points" for you help, MR BK?
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Little Dipper - aka Little Bear!
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Good Evening!
Ah, Cats... Now and forever... Or at least as long it continues to get booked on the road...
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LOL. Well, that could explain why it felt warmer, DR Danise.
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I'm reading and posting on my Nintendo DS right now. It can be a little slow and clunky when navigating between pages, but otherwise it works pretty good,
And I can always switch cards and play Super Mario Brothers or Brain Age instead.
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Hi, Danise! Did the MOSI guy say that your mom's star is in the Little Dipper?
It better be in the Little Dipper!
Sorry Dan (the Man), it's not exactly "in" the dipper but close by. On the star chart it's in the next section/box/quadrant (I'm not sure of the term) but I think it is considered Ursa Minor.
My camera couldn't seem to take a good picture of the star map that you all sent.
Here is the best I can do and I hope I don't throw us into widescreen.
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But it's not in Sondheim's handwriting, is it? Isn't like the Pippin score that's still available?
Did the original listing for the item say it was in Mr. Sondheim's hand? It sure didn't look like it to me. And as DR elmore stated, it's just a reduction of the piano/conductor book, which is most definitely not in Mr. Sondheim's hand.
-And although it would be nice to have that as a "souvenir", you can pick up the published vocal score for $100-125. And when it comes to scores, I buy them so that I can play from them, not so that I can put them on display.
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Much as I'd love to catch up, I'm instead catching the lovely Kyra Sedgewick on some silly show on the Bravo Channel.
I'll catch up on the postings later.
And tonight is pizza night!
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OK, I hope you can see the box between 70 and 75 degress. The one with four stars that are sort of curving. Mom's star is to the left of the 2nd star that is right by the 13H line.
Does that make sense? I'm not to good at describing directions.
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DR Ron Pulliam - Gotcha (in regards to esnipe.com). Now...
Just how many of your posters, lobby cards, window cards, etc., are ever on display at one time? Do you rotate them?
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And tonight is pizza night!
A.K.A. "Dog's Treat Night"
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The bottom star of the curve looks like a binary star on the chart. Kinda like Tatooine in "Star Wars".
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I think I should say on the chart I have. The chart I posted is something I found on the net and doesn't show Mom's star but I hope it gives you an idea as to where it is.
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Did the original listing for the item say it was in Mr. Sondheim's hand? It sure didn't look like it to me. And as DR elmore stated, it's just a reduction of the piano/conductor book, which is most definitely not in Mr. Sondheim's hand.
-And although it would be nice to have that as a "souvenir", you can pick up the published vocal score for $100-125. And when it comes to scores, I buy them so that I can play from them, not so that I can put them on display.
The PIPPIN score in print is also one of Chelsea Music's Piano-Conductors. The Green Books, which were just hardbound editions of the oversize Piano-Conductors, are wonderful items and I've always coveted them. The only complete sets I've seen were at Chelsea Music and the collection of the late Larry Taylor who was Mathilde's printer. Steve Sondheim should have a set up through INTO THE WOODS, since that was the show Mathilde was working on when I last saw her alive. Peggy Serra who used to work as a copyist for Mathilde copied all of Steve's later shows through BOUNCE, I believe, but the Green Books are no more.
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I can't wait to see it live! :)
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* * * * * HEALTHY ANKLE VIBES FOR DR ADRIANNA PATTI * * * * *
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A.K.A. "Dog's Treat Night"
Amen.
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Little Dipper - aka Little Bear!
"Little" Bear is laying right beside me as I type this.
Did I tell you that the Queen of the Dog park met her match on Sunday?
A Great Dane "puppy" about 10 months old who could bark louder then she could. Chuckle. She was quite taken back when he woofed at her.
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Why the !@#$%$#@! is NBC repeating last week's episode of
"The New Jerry Springer Show" "America's Got Talent"?!?!?!?!?
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Because they don't have anything !@#$%$#@! better?
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Because they don't have anything !@#$%$#@! better?
:) ;) :D ;D :) ;) :D ;D
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Good evening, all. My 3-day weekend has been quite relaxing and I'm not ready to go back to work tomorrow. This afternoon I did some banking and some shopping and fixed a taste-of-summer dinner - BLT sandwiches and corn on the cob.
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Why the !@#$%$#@! is NBC repeating last week's episode of "The New Jerry Springer Show" "America's Got Talent"?!?!?!?!?
You could have been watching ABC-Family's second season premiere of KYLE XY. . . ;)
(http://www.gossiportruth.com/wp-content/images-sorted/December2006/Kyle_XY.jpg)
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Thanks for those Party Animal photos crippled DR ADRIANNA PATTI....
Looks like the kids and the cast are having a great time.
Will you be getting any "credit" or "points" for you help, MR BK?
I always receive director credit. We haven't discussed anything else, but we have an understanding that IF the show catches on and becomes a viable financial winner, I will receive an ongoing royalty - more important for me is involvement if it goes to TV.
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I got quite sleepy this afternoon - it didn't help that I was watching Boom, one of the oddest snoozefests of all time.
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Oh, and I have to tell you all about the guy at MOSI. He called back today to get the coordinates for Mom's star. I am so excited.
I'm hoping that I can arrange to go and see it this weekend or if not then sometime really, really soon. He did say that I will have a live photo of the star and he will tell me all about it (how far away it is, how hot, what type of star, etc) once he get's a look at it for himself.
Very exciting!!!
Thank you for posting the star chart. :)
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~~~Ankle Vibes for Adriana Patti!!~~~
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I just went over to the church to plant a cactus-like plant that someone donated. It appears we have a homeless man camped out on the corner.
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Was he pleasant? I don't want any more scary incidents.
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Yes, Sandra should not only tell the story of the Swedish Chef Hat, but post photographs.
Poor Miss Patti - she twisted her ankle whilst assisting me at the Avalon. I was nowhere near when it happened, so please don't think I pushed her over or anything.
lol- a post made for insurance purposes...
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Adriana, I hope your ankle is gettin' better! Working for BK does have it's hazards I have heard.
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Well, I have just eaten some left over Chinese food and now should probably walk Dog Bosco as he seems to be getting plump, as am I, and we both need some exercise.
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You want to be in shape for all the walking and eating you will be doing in NY.
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'night
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I didn't approach him. I saw him there as I was going over and came back home. I don't want any scary experiences, either. No excitement. That's my motto.
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I really wanted to watch another episode of THE CLOSER, so I did watch the second one with Frances STernhagen as her mother. Just as enjoyable no matter how many times I see it.
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Next came the series finale of THE SOPRANOS.
Eh. . . .
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DR S Woody: How was Kyra? I just got home from a contentious meeting in the new neighborhood and missed her. Was James Lipton as annoying as usual?
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Poor Miss Patti - she twisted her ankle whilst assisting me at the Avalon. I was nowhere near when it happened, so please don't think I pushed her over or anything.
Are you calling her a pushover?
Ice, DR Adrianna! I fill up a 20 oz soda bottle with water and freeze it. Works good, and when it melts the water stays in the bottle. It really helped when some jerk ran a light and totalled my car...and my neck!
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Next, I had started recording the Richard Dix prison movie on TCM that contained a gay prisoner (who ironed everyone's shirts). HELL'S HIGHWAY was the name of the movie. Very melodramatic, of course, but on OK prison picture.
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Next, I watched the season finale of THE TUDORS with some surprising developments, especially concerning Cardinal Wolsey. If Henry commanded that what he did be kept secret, they did a good job (or the writers totally invented this as I had never heard this version concerning his death).
Ann Bolyn's brother George is played by a very handsome actor in the show. How about a miniseries about him! :D
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Page Thirteen Lucius Malfoy Dance!!!
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I spent the remaining part of the evening watching the rest of the special features on the BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA DVD. Not much of depth in any of it, but the film itself more than makes up for the lack of any significent special features.
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Tomorrow, I will return to ANGEL's fourth season. I want to make my dub of the Tony ceremony eliminating all commercials and lengthy, uninteresting acceptance speeches. I can usually boil it down to a little under two hours.
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The rain that we've had on and off today has really cooled things down dramatically. I was able to turn off the central A/C tonight, and throw open the windows and let the attic fan pull in some nice cool air. Delightful!
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Now, I'm going to tend to some writing and then head down for bed.
Good night!
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Watching a good movie on DVD - if I'm up to it, I'll at least start History Boys afterwards.
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Will we never get to page fourteen?
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If anyone is on the fence about Return To Oz, now would be a good time to order it.
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Welcome thirty-six GUESTS - okay, that takes the cake.
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Another planned trip, another mess with the airlines. Sheesh! They changed my 7:00 AM flight to a 6:30 AM flight and I didn't get notice. Luckily I checked the website. So I called to see what was up. They guy was very nice. He said they sent out an autophone message and it was to my office number. Well, I'm not going to say someone got it because it's entirely possible no one did.....anyway, I told him that just wouldn't work and he found me a flight leaving at 8:52 am for no additional charge. Cool. Now I can stay home tomorrow night, save on the hotel, save on the cat sitter....wow I'm saving enough that I just may spend it on a spa treatment of some sort when I get to Orlando!
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VIBES TO ALL WHO WANT OR NEED THEM~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I went grocery shopping today; I guess that means I have to cook tonight.
Which event, history suggests, will lead to a complete remodel of the kitchen :D
der Brucer
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Poor Der Brucer! This has been flogged to death since we all started jumping on him about it this morning.
Thank you, dear.
der Brucer
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Next, I had started recording the Richard Dix prison movie on TCM that contained a gay prisoner (who ironed everyone's shirts). HELL'S HIGHWAY was the name of the movie. Very melodramatic, of course, but on OK prison picture.
Coincidentally, I met Richard Dix' son Robert Dix (also an actor) when I was in Burbank...very nice guy.
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JRand, Allison is headed to you right now via USPS!
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DR S Woody: How was Kyra? I just got home from a contentious meeting in the new neighborhood and missed her. Was James Lipton as annoying as usual?
Kyra was delightful; I think Lipton is fun, and he gushed less than usual. Kyra needed little prompting and held center stage for most of the hour.
der Brucer
I have Kyle XY on DVR
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I had a strange thing happen this morning. I was going down the elevator in the parking ramp on my way to work. The doors opened and plop, a body fell backwards from outside the elevator and landed right in front of me.... needless to say I screamed....turns out it was a young man who was playing around and was leaning back on the elevator doors and let himself fall as they opened.
It was still strange. I apologized for screaming and told him he scared me. He didn't say a word, didn't smile didn't even really have any facial expressions. He just got up, walked into the elevator and went up. Strange way to start the day
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Very strange, Cillaliz.
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JRand, Allison is headed to you right now via USPS!
USPS = Universal Spectral Psychic Services?
der Brucer
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Sorry, I am still amazed by these shots:
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/root_images/061107_atlantis_walk.jpg)
der Brucer
I know the Earth is flat and this is NASA propaganda done by Disney, but so be it....
Still remember that gloomy day in 1954 when our request for a school charter for our Rocket Society was denied because rocketry and man-in-space stuff was childish fantasy and not interests worthy of pursuit by serious students.
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No one in the jernt but the li'l ol' winemaker, me. Well, me and the nineteen GUESTS. Guess everyone's overtired from last night's marathon posting event.
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No one in the jernt but the li'l ol' winemaker, me.
Does Swiss Colony exist anymore?
Trivia: do you know who did the voice of the li'l ol' winemaker?
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Jim Backus, if I remember correctly.
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We were so close to four hundred, but, due to the WUSSBURGERS, we will not make it, although, that said, I could single-handedly take us there.
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And I may just.
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And I just may.
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And may I just?
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I gotta tell you.
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Never did get around to History Boys - I'll watch it this evening.
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Will we never get to page fourteen?
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So it is spoken, so it shall be done - page fourteen.
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I will single-handedly take us to 400 posts.
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Not that many to go. I'm listening to Ye Olde iPode and posting away.
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Now playing on Ye Olde iPode - Johnny Mandel: The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea or whatever the HELL it's called.
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It looks like the iPhone will be out end of June.
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Are we there yet?
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This page is all ME.
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Three more and my work here is done.
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Two more and I can get some sleep.
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One more and I can hit the road to dreamland.
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0 more and I can go to the bedroom environment.