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Well, you've read the notes, the notes had a certain oob quality to them, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently submitting their definitions for oob.
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And the word of the day is: DEBOUCH!
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And now - Dino at the piano.
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Where in tarnation IS everyone?
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Will we never get to page two?
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Will page two never get to us?
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Fool around with me, sister.
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I am my own frenzy.
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I shall single-handedly take us to page two.
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Welcome nine GUESTS.
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I do think that the theme from The Americanization of Emily, which is called Emily, is one of the most beautiful movie themes ever written - sheer beautiful perfection.
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Okay everyone - LIMBO!
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Make that ten GUESTS.
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Who ARE you people?
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A whole page of ME.
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I think I'm still having a sugar high from my Coldstone.
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Fool around with me, sister.
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Nobody here but us chickens.
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I think I shall act like BK while I am building on Saturday - when they hand me a piece of wood I can say "What is it, fish?"
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I'll be eating an In and Out Burger while the building is going on. But that is because it's the oob thing to do.
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And now to bed.
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TOTD:
CD: - "Pictures" - Katie Melua.
"RockFerry" - Duffy
"Eyes Open" - Snow Patrol.
DVD - we shall possibly watch "Life After Tomorrow"
Last DVD watched was "il Postino"
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TOTD:
As I type this, I am listening to an album by the Icicles, which I downloaded via iTunes. If you watch TV at all, you will recognize their song "La Ti Da" from a commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHNpHisPUf8
What's in my DVD player is an obscure movie I just transfered from VHS called "Our Mother's House." Quality is rather poor, but it's pretty hard to find and quite a fascinating little film.
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Good night Mr Spaghetti and Mr SideShow.
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I see no reason that Bruce's efforts to get to Page Two should be in vain, so I will continue the trend.
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Goodnight, Tom!
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I hate getting the blue-panel posts, btw. Hard to read.
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A great Dirk Bogarde film. (Of course they nearly all are!)
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In and Out Burger??? Thanks, now I have a craving for that!
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Ok use a white one. Goodnight.
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Dirk Bogarde! Yes! Was he any relation to Humphrey?
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Well I tried!
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HA!
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Not with that spelling!
Van der Bogarde (or some such). Close to my favourite ever actor.
The Servant, Death in Venice etc.
His novels and autobiographical books are a very pleasurable read. (Possibly because he stayed away from actors - the exception being his friendship with Charlotte Rampling)
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And it's dinner time in OZ!
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In and Out Burger??? Thanks, now I have a craving for that!
I've never had one...ever.
Yet. ;)
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In my CD player at work: the complete studio recording of the musical, bare.
In my DVR: last night's 2-hour "Celebrity Apprentice." I watched the first hour, but I need to get to bed. So now, to sleep. 8)
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Sweet dreams, DR George! I'll bet you'll be dreaming of your lovely red dress!!??!! :)
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I've never had one...
One...what? ;)
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TRISTAN ALERT!!!!!![/color]
Deborah Voigt and Ben Heppner, originally slated to star in all six performances of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde this season, are scheduled to sing together on Friday night. Illness has prevented them from taking the stage together until this final Tristan of the season, conducted by James Levine. To celebrate their very first full performance together—anywhere—of this epic opera, the Met will stream the performance live on its website.
Visit The MET's website (http://metopera.org) at 7 p.m. tonight to hear Voigt and Heppner live from Met in Tristan und Isolde.
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I will be E&T tonight as I will be hearing a friend sing with Orchestra New England in New Haven.
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The next time I visit MoMA I shall sing:
It's oblique and obtuse and outré-ish
Sort of all pink-ish but sort of all gray-ish
But it's art!
But it's art!
But it's aaaaaart!
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bk's outrémeter must be very sensitive.
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***GOOD EMAIL VIBES***
for bk today
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Hmmm....
So Ben Brantley loves his Patti Lu in Gypsy... rave (http://theater2.nytimes.com/2008/03/28/theater/reviews/28gyps.html?th&emc=th)
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I can stay up later than you can.
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I can stay up later than you can.
You're not kidding! :D
I often go to bed by 8:30 PM or so.
Call me wussburger.
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Ben Brantley loves his Patti Lu
SING OUT, LU-WHEEZE! 8)
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And the word of the day is: DEBOUCH!
What an interesting word.
Particularly when one looks up the meaning in a dictionary.
The whole thing comes from BOUCHE, which is French for "Mouth."
BOUCH itself is defined as:
A mouth. [Obs.]
Sorta figured that, from the French.
The prefix DE- essentially means:
Remove or remove from; Out of
So, if we take DE - remove out of - and BOUCH - mouth - we get "remove out of the mouth."
In other words, DEBOUCH basically refers to throwing up.
And, with that wonderful way of starting everyone's morning, I gladly return you to your regular programming.
;D
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I was thinking that Boyd Gaines is really too young for Patty Lu, but it turns out that he's my age, and only four years younger than she.
But he's much more my type than she is.
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TOD:
Danny Meyer's Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business.
Chapter One is all about his father, whom he adored, and how his father screwed himself and his family in business not once but several times. It is also about how and what he learned from his father.
I'm still reading Chapter Two.
He hasn't started a restaurant of his own yet. I get the feeling he's about to.
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To work. Hasta la.
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I thought De Bousch was an area in Australia.
Friday is a work day, oh well.
TOD:
DVD - Black Widow, The Gale Storm Show (two separate DVD's)
CD - Mavis Rivers
VHS - nada
I did switch over from the LOST repeat to THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE, which I always enjoy. For some reason, I thought it was a David O. Selznick production, which it was not.
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Building the set, building the set, building the set.....
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Off to work, oh well. Everyone have a great Friday!!! The last Friday in March!
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Paying the bills, paying the bills, paying the bills.....
:)
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TOD:
DVD: Rage of the Werewolf, Dinosaurus!, Kiss Me Guido [three, that's three, separate DVD's!]
CD player: Bach, Bach, Bach [that's three Bach's]
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"Beat Me Daddy, 8 to the Bar!"
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photo: Man of LaMancha
In this production, re-imagined for just guitars and an all-male ensemble!
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Good morning, all! I had a strange night of viewing: I've had theseNetflix discs sitting aroud for so long I had forgotten why I ordered them! So, I watched THE HOWLING IV - very quickly, because it was so lame - and after that turkey, a few TOP CHEFs before the big MAKE ME A SUPERMODEL reunion, which must be the rock-bottom worst, the nadir, of these reunion shows for Bravo and Andy Cohen. If it were a soap, it would be tTHE YOUNG, THE DUMB, AND THE PRETTY.
Today, lots more LADY OF THE SLIPPER writing and some pesticiding.
TOD:
DVD: STARDUST, THE RAKE'S PROGRESS, perhaps some of the Noel Coward set, SLINGS & ARROWS bonus material
CD: currently Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops, The Brain From Planet X, Guy Haines, Liz Callaway, Bless The Bride
VCR: the usual suspects
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And, yes, I allowed myself to sleep in just a tad bit longer today that usual. I fell asleep in front of the TV last night while watching the "Make Me A Supermodel" reunion show - while I was watching it with my roommate. I suddenly heard, "Do you want me to keep this on the VCR since you had slept through most of it?" -Oh.... He said it was kind of boring anyway, so we went ahead and deleted it. And then I headed to bed. Whew!
One more day of EPAs... -Well, at least for this week.
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I'm still a bit too groggy to do a Page Three Dance, so...
DR's Choice...
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And the word of the day is: DEBOUCH!
And The Song Of The Day Is: MARCH OF THE FALSETTOS
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Well.... I need to head out of here in about ten minutes, so...
Laters...
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Re SUPERMODEL - MILD SPOILER
I hadn't noticed that Tyson was favoring the male supermodel contestants in his mentoring, but I sense an issue a-brewing about fairness and favoritism. If anyone cares, that is. :)
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OOB (http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Off+Off+Broadway)
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Good morning!
Another beautiful day here (maybe showers late in the day), but right now it's gorgeous and getting up into the upper 70s today. The weekend, however, will be cooler.
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GYPSY is a masterpiece of a show, no question about it, but three major Broadway revivals in 15 years! Too much. (And a made-for-TV movie also during that time.)
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Good morning, fellow Dear Readers. You know it is going to be a long day when you wake up tired.
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Friday Media Checek:
CD - ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (studio cast with Day/Goulet) still!
DVD - NUMB3RS - Season 3, discs 5 and 6
APOLLO 13 (HD-DVD)
BLACK WIDOW
THE OMEN (original version)
DVR - THE SATAN BUG (which I still need to burn onto a DVD-R)
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An oob is a doofus beekeeper [a "boob"] who has lost a bee [a "b"].
Hence, he is also by definition out of breath. :)
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TV Reminder:
CANTERBURY'S LAW at 9 p.m.
If you are still watching the show, this may be its last airing. Shows have a notorious habit of dying on the Fox network Friday night schedule, so be aware this may be its last show unless it draws some decent ratings. JEZEBEL JAMES is the latest casualty of Fox's Friday wasteland.
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TOD:
DVD:
I should have a netflix DVD of HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL that I will need to watch for an upcoming interview
DVR:
Last night's SURVIVOR
CD:
The soundtrack to the soon-to-be-released film JANNAT
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HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL
Oh, did your ex-neighbor from across the street just jog by? ;)
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Heading down now to get cleaned up to go out on my usual Friday errands.
WBBL.
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And the word of the day is: DEBOUCH!
The obvious: "A bird in hand is worth two in debouch."
der Brucer
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I just played Mandel's "Emily" at a gig on Monday.
We tried Coldstone Creamery once and vowed never to return--just too froo-froo for us ice cream purists. When I want an ice cream cone, I just want ice cream and a cone. And perhaps a napkin. It was also absurdly expensive, but I had a giftcard so I guess I shouldn't complain too much.
TOD: listening to the brilliant Brasilian chanteuse/songwriter/guitarist Joyce. BK, you would love her.
DVDs: I've been digging down through my stack of screeners. Made it through Season One of Father Knows Best, which I must say holds up extremely well and has a bunch of great extras. Also watched one of the Bette Davis movies, one which I had never before seen, The Old Maid, which despite its soap-opera-esque trappings, was quite good, IMHO. Then yesterday I bit the bullet and watched the new 2 DVD Mariah Carey concert DVD, which actually had some very nice moments once she got past her gansta-rap segment. But, wow, was the audience (Anaheim Arena) LOUD--you could NOT hear Mariah some of the time, so you know how loud they must have been in person. Now I am watching a quite excellent UK miniseries on Admiral Nelson. The first episode told the Hamilton Affair story from the viewpoint of Nelson's wife. Anna Massey was really good in this one.
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Yesterday, I also managed to start the sequenced accompaniment arrangement of Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show for my upcoming Pacific Pops Choir session. It's a little more convoluted than most, what with its interspersed 2/4 measures in an otherwise 4/4 tune.
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Today I am creating MIDI files of upcoming church anthems which my choir uses to rehearse to through the second week of June. At least with these files, I don't need to be too anal about what the notation looks like, since they're just meant to be listened to.
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Now you are completely up to date with my fascinating, fascinating life. ;)
Except for this: I'm STILL sick.
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DVDs: I've been digging down through my stack of screeners. Made it through Season One of Father Knows Best, which I must say holds up extremely well and has a bunch of great extras. Also watched one of the Bette Davis movies, one which I had never before seen, The Old Maid, which despite its soap-opera-esque trappings, was quite good, IMHO. Then yesterday I bit the bullet and watched the new 2 DVD Mariah Carey concert DVD, which actually had some very nice moments once she got past her gansta-rap segment. But, wow, was the audience (Anaheim Arena) LOUD--you could NOT hear Mariah some of the time, so you know how loud they must have been in person. Now I am watching a quite excellent UK miniseries on Admiral Nelson. The first episode told the Hamilton Affair story from the viewpoint of Nelson's wife. Anna Massey was really good in this one.
Talk about serendipity! Most people do not know that the screenplay for Glitter was actually based on the story of Admiral Nelson's wife. ;)
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***FEEL BETTER PRONTO & COPING VIBES***[/size][/color]
to DR JMK!![/size][/color]
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Good Morning!
It's been a slow morning....
-Just sayin'....
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Hmmm....
So Ben Brantley loves his Patti Lu in Gypsy... rave (http://theater2.nytimes.com/2008/03/28/theater/reviews/28gyps.html?th&emc=th)
It depends on how you excerpt:
Ben Brantley bemoans of Gypsy:
"...a diffuse, narcissistic performance..."
"The show’s flat, scrappy look..."
"..we are always aware of the shabbiness of the cut-rate vaudeville circuit..."
"..a source of …pity and terror"
"Ms. LuPone ..has now settled on a single ordinary-looking package"
"...seedy trio of strippers..."
"I didn’t really think about the songs..."
der Brucer
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photo: Man of LaMancha
In this production, re-imagined for just guitars and an all-male ensemble!
And our very own George as Aldonza / Dulcinea
(http://www.capitalplayhouse.com/Photos/Side%20Show/images/IMG_0475.jpg)
der Brucer
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We tried Coldstone Creamery once and vowed never to return--just too froo-froo for us ice cream purists. When I want an ice cream cone, I just want ice cream and a cone. And perhaps a napkin. It was also absurdly expensive, but I had a giftcard so I guess I shouldn't complain too much.
You take the kids for the show - if you want a cone, go to Baskin-Robbins.
der Brucer
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I'm STILL sick.
And I'm still Republican.
I expect we'll both get healing vibes.
der Brucer
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Friday morning greetings! Yesterday was a long conference day:
Vendor breakfast at the Hyatt
Vendor exhibits
Program on advocacy for libraries
Vendor exhibits (finished!)
Program on program evaluation
Program on visual appeal in library spaces
Audio Publishers Association dinner - with a very generous SWAG bag at the end - at least 8 audiobooks or other CD products inside!
Then I crashed!
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***MAY-THEY-SOON-FIND-A-CURE VIBES***[/size][/color]
for DR der Brucer!!![/size][/color]
;)
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One of the speakers at the dinner last night was Scott Brick, an actor from LA who makes his living as an audiobook narrator. He admitted to being a book addict, which makes all librarians
wait for it
ENABLERS!
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After my long day yesterday, I decided to take it easy this morning. I've FedEx-ed a box of stuff from vendors and will soon make my way to the Minneapolis Central Library for a meeting of other nonprofit outreach librarians.
People are waiting for the computers here in the hotel business center and I have more manners than the women hogging the other 2.
Bye for now!
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It's honest-to-goodness snowing here in Portland, OR! Like, actually sticking to the ground and everything.
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Your cell - don't leave home without it!
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/root_images/032808_teenrescue.jpg)
AP
Student pilot, top right in red, hikes a mile in waist-deep snow to meet rescuers he alerted by sending text from cell phone after crashing into Montana mountainside.
Read the FULL STORY HERE (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,342669,00.html)
der Brucer
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..nonprofit outreach librarians.
Ah yes, serving the homeless!
der Brucer
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Good Afternoon!
Well... It's still a bit slow here today at The Untitled Gershwin Project auditions. -Consequently, I've gone ahead and texted a bunch of friends, who if they happen to have the afternoon free, I wouldn't love seeing. ;)
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TOD - Yesterday was the band rehearsal AND sing through for Little Shop of Horrors today (and probably this weekend) my listening will be classical as I'm working on getting my hearing back. It's about this time I long for an acoustic show.
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Edible tableware by Rice-Design (http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/26/edible-tableware-by-rice-design/)
I mean really...who would ever eat a plate!
Oh wait...there is that strange family in Arizona...
der Brucer
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Good Afternoon!
Well... It's still a bit slow here today at The Untitled Gershwin Project auditions. -Consequently, I've gone ahead and texted a bunch of friends, who if they happen to have the afternoon free, I wouldn't love seeing. ;)
Is your Freudian slip showing, or am I just hopelessly unironic today?
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Is your Freudian slip showing, or am I just hopelessly unironic today?
...seeing and hearing and playing for this afternoon.
-yes, you're still sick. ;)
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...And the day goes much faster when all those slots on the sign-up sheet are filled.
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LUNCH!
Laters...
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NY MAG (http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/03/will_paul_giamatti_play_karl_r.html)
Will Paul Giamatti Play Karl Rove in Oliver Stone's Bush Movie?
Oliver Stone’s sort-of anticipated film W., about George W. Bush, announced two new cast members today: James Cromwell as George H.W. Bush and Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush. (We were hoping for Dame Edna, alas.) They join Josh Brolin as W. and Elizabeth Banks as Laura Bush. But we’ll throw one more legitimate candidate into the mix: Paul Giamatti is in talks with Oliver Stone about a role in the film.
George W. Bush = Josh Brolin
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Laura Bush = Elizabeth Banks
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George HW Bush = James Cromwell
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Barbara Bush = Ellyn Burstyn
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der Brucer
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OOB = Out of Bounds...or out of bonds...or out of bread...or out of butter...or out of band-aids...or out of bananas...or out of breath...
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Your cell - don't leave home without it!
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/root_images/032808_teenrescue.jpg)
AP
Student pilot, top right in red, hikes a mile in waist-deep snow to meet rescuers he alerted by sending text from cell phone after crashing into Montana mountainside.
Read the FULL STORY HERE (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,342669,00.html)
der Brucer
Moral of the story - wear bright colors when you fly so if you crash in the snow they can see you... ;D
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Whew! On Monday I thought there were two appointments/hearings on my calendar this week. By Tuesday, that number had become 18!! It's been crazy, but I just finished the last one, so here I am at noon on Friday and I finally have time to get some work done, lol. It's wonderful to be this busy. Insane, but wonderful
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Tomovoz, yes-strange book. I enjoyed the first half, before it deteriorates. And what the heck was the deal with the Riders? I went in search of reviews and discussions & didn’t gain any insight.
Thanks for the warning on DirtMusic. I prefer to read books that so someplace, no matter how beautifully they are written
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Tonight I'm taking tickets for a showing of The Final Season http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0449018/ it was filmed in Iowa. During the filming a helicopter crashed killing the cinematographer. The movie is the true story of the 1991 Norway Iowa High School baseball team's attempt to win a 20th consecutive state title before their school merged with a larger district nearby.
I've heard it's a good movie and the film makers will be here to discuss it afterwards. For being a ticket taker, I get a free t-shirt. Cool.
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Good morning, fellow Dear Readers. You know it is going to be a long day when you wake up tired.
I know what you mean, I'm on day two of waking up tired. It wasn't enough and my dreams were disturbing. On the plus side Sherlock was super cuddly, not such a bad way to loose sleep.
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I know what you mean, I'm on day two of waking up tired. It wasn't enough and my dreams were disturbing. On the plus side Sherlock was super cuddly, not such a bad way to loose sleep.
I've been waking up tired from being so busy this week. Luckily all of that is done and now I seem to be waking up. That's a good thing. This weekend I have ticket taking and probably a get together with Paul's out of town friends. Tomorrow is both our short film festival and Paul's opening plus an after party at a studio with Paul's work that was too racy for the Art Center
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Oh, and my parents are really going to stay with me on either Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday night on their way home. The house is a mess again and I have no idea when I'll clean. Plus I have a bunch of work to do at the office....I just love this chaos!
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So think I'll go home and get lunch....laters
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I mean really...who would ever eat a plate!
Oh wait...there is that strange family in Arizona...
;D
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Gosh Cilla, nothing like relaxing after your busy week. ;D
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Good morning good day, how are you this beautiful day. I'm up, and got a pretty good night's sleep, too. I got up around nine-forty-five, was reading the posts when I clicked on the OOB link in Ben's post via AOL - that crashed AOL which then crashed Safari, so I had to restart. While waiting, I went to the piano and did some work, and now I am back.
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I had an e-mail this morning. It wasn't a bad e-mail, so that's good. Hopefully the good e-mail will arrive Monday or Tuesday.
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I rewrote the music to another of the Nudie songs that I'd written for the stage version - a ballad for the leading man toward the end of the show - I just hated what I'd written. I'll live with what I just did for a couple of days, but for now it's much better. Unfortunately, the new tune requires a lot of lyric rewriting.
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And I'm jiggy with that. I'm down with that.
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Hello, everyone.
Yet another house showing, so I had to split. I now have the house to myself again--at least until the next call.
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TOD:
DVD: ROUGH DIAMOND Vol 2
VCR: GOODBYE, MR CHIPS (the musical)
THE BLUE GARDENIA
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If the intent was to embarrass the Clinton campaign, it was a brilliant question.
And any news mention of Monica re-enforces Hillary's negatives in the public mind - and her campaign is already on life-support.
der Bruce
The reporter claims to be a Clinton supporter and expected his question to be an opportunity for Chelsea to comment on her mother's strengths.
Cilla:
I think it's outrageous to be asking a child about a parent's reaction to the other parent cheating.
So true, except the question was if she thought it would hurt her mother politically. I don't think that question has anything to do with what kind of president Hillary would make. Nor do I see it as a personal question directed at Chelsea's feelings about the situation and why I don't feel "none of your business" was an appropriate answer to the question.
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I've been reading Maeve Binchy's QUENTINS. She had some good ideas, but, IMO, they're not well executed. A number of inconsistencies, as well.
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Good luck Jeanne!
Bryan's loft is no longer pending. They buyer's seemed so sure & now they have gotten cold feet. I'll be shocked if the buyers he passed up for this will still be interested. We can only hope the three days of "pending" didn't do too much damage & that it worked out for the best.
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Thanks, I'll put that on my do not read list. I'm adding a few of those to my "books I have read" list by authors.
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Bruce, continued good e-mail vibes!
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That's the title of my next memoir:
Hopelessly Unironic
8)
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I'll bet DD Sherlock is a consummate snuggler! :D
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TOD:
I forgot to add, on my nightstand:
The Last Secret of the Temple, by Paul Sussman.
Sort of in the mold of The DaVinci Code.
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Been listening to a flute/guitar duo called Similia. Just chose it out of the blue because I wanted to hear "Carmen Fantasy" on Flute, so I chose this album. It's very good!!!
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Good luck Jeanne!
Bryan's loft is no longer pending. They buyer's seemed so sure & now they have gotten cold feet. I'll be shocked if the buyers he passed up for this will still be interested. We can only hope the three days of "pending" didn't do too much damage & that it worked out for the best.
Thanks, Jane. Just this morning my agent said to me, "There's an expression in real estate that buyers are liars." I think there's an epidemic of cold feet among buyers these days. My first buyer, who LOVED the house, was convinced by his parents, who live in Connecticut, that prices would go lower and he shouldn't buy. My next buyer put in a ridiculously low offer. He still wants the house, but doesn't want to pay a fair price. I truly think that all the bad press has made a bad situation much, much worse. There are neighborhoods that have not lost much value, where homeowners stay for a very long time and there is thus little turnover. Yet the buyers seem to think that ALL sellers are desperate and they can get a great bargain. In reality, it varies greatly from neighborhood to neighborhood. Unfortunately, the area where I'm hoping to buy is one of those areas where there isn't much turnover. Let's not forget that it's in the real estate agents' interest to get buyers to drop the price and produce a quick sale.
My best to Bryan.
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I'll bet DD Sherlock is a consummate snuggler! :D
He is. He is the best snuggling dog we have ever had, which is also why there is so much damn hair in our bed-most on my side too.
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Been listening to a flute/guitar duo called Similia. Just chose it out of the blue because I wanted to hear "Carmen Fantasy" on Flute, so I chose this album. It's very good!!!
Matthew, have you--or other DRs--ever heard Vince Macaluso? He used to play the most wonderful 10-string classical guitar.
I'm getting nostalgic for my old LA days!
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And our very own George as Aldonza / Dulcinea
(http://www.capitalplayhouse.com/Photos/Side%20Show/images/IMG_0475.jpg)
der Brucer
I'll do it!! ;D
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Thanks Jeanne. Bryan's realtor said the ratio of offers is about the same as usual, however, the number of houses not making it to closure is much lower.
He put his loft up at the lower end of a fair price, which was less than the realtor suggested.
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Let's not forget that it's in the real estate agents' interest to get buyers to drop the price and produce a quick sale.
A reputable agent (?) would not suggest dropping a sale price below market value as that would depress all values in the neighborhood - it is to an agents long-range benefit to maintain neighborhood valuations.
der Brucer
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I'll do it!! ;D
Cannibal, Living Dead, Freak, and now Whore - your Mama must be so proud!
der Brucer
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A reputable agent (?) would not suggest dropping a sale price below market value as that would depress all values in the neighborhood - it is to an agents long-range benefit to maintain neighborhood valuations.
der Brucer
Long-range benefit, yes. But I've certainly seen it before--I fired the agent who was representing my father's house for this very reason. And I do believe that many agents are getting quite hungry.
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Gotta scoot.
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And I do believe that many agents are getting quite hungry.
Well, with the plummeting sale prices (>25% in much of SoCal this past year) the market is a bit loony - sellers want to wait for a rebound, buyers want to wait for a further drop.
der Brucer
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I'm enjoying my day off thus far. Also, thus far I'm enjoying my day off.
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I'm listening to CDs and puttering around the house. I do have to ship a couple of orders, and I'll do that in about an hour.
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When I was cleaning out my dresser drawers last week, I found about thirty t-shirts I'd never worn, so I have lots of new t-shirts now.
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I found about thirty t-shirts I'd never worn, so I have lots of new t-shirts now.
With the F.... A.... logo?
der Brucer
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This lady lives in a Hummingbird fly zone. As they migrated, about 20 of them were in her yard. She took a little red dish, filled it with sugar water and this is the result.
(http://www.ourtown2day.com/images/ATT00013.jpg)
(http://www.ourtown2day.com/images/ATT00010.jpg)
For the complete story & more photos Click Here (http://www.abigailsings.com/hummingbirds/)
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My definition for OOB:
[size=9]O[/size]ur
[size=9]O[/size]bstreperous
[size=9]B[/size]ruce
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With the F.... A.... logo?
der Brucer
I still have my FA mug.
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I still have my FA mug.
Which you ONLY use for mixing the rat poison, right?
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Oy - such a fuss!
(http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/images/2008/03/28/gisele_lebron.jpg)
LA TIMES (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2008/03/vogue-is-gettin.html)
Vogue is catching a lot of heat over the magazine's historic April cover couple, LeBron James and Gisele Bundchen.
Apparently some folks think it's a great shot (by Annie Leibovitz) of a top basketball player doing what he does best -- dribbling a ball -- and a supermodel doing what she does best -- posing with a good-looking man.
Others complain that the cover conveys blatant racial and sexual stereotypes by showing an angry black man with a helpless white woman.
Now I ask you - does she look helpless!
der Brucer
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I still have my FA mug.
Speaking of mugs - where is your avatar?
der Brucer
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Speaking of mugs - where is your avatar?
der Brucer
BK didn't like that it moved. I did not do mine where everyone else did theirs, and the site I did mine at did not have a "static" option, so I deleted it.
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BK didn't like that it moved. I did not do mine where everyone else did theirs, and the site I did mine at did not have a "static" option, so I deleted it.
You can always go back to your "My Two Sons" family photo.
der Brucer
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BK didn't like that it moved. I did not do mine where everyone else did theirs, and the site I did mine at did not have a "static" option, so I deleted it.
There are other options.
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:HceaTonUoTiuZM:http://www.artlevine.com/images/bach_shades.jpg)
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No, no FA t-shirts, but I did find a new VS t-shirt.
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No, no FA t-shirts
I have one - never worn - you can have ;D
der Brucer
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What a full afternoon of viewing, and I still got upstairs fifteen minutes earlier than usual.
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I began with two episodes from NUMB3RS. One of them was dealing with a bomber who specialized in letter bombs. Good episode but no mystery.
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The other episode dealt with the crash of an airplane, the murder of a forest ranger, and their connection to a surprising conspiracy. Good show.
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The kids and I are watching my screener of The Chipmunk Adventure. Well, at this moment, just they are watching. :)
Just found out I'll be doing the latest volume of the Classic Musicals of the Dream Factory. Kind of a mixed bag in this release, but some fun new to DVD stuff.
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Next, I watched BLACK WIDOW. You can certainly tell this was filmed in the early Cinemascope years as the edges of the screen have that "bowed" effect that accounted for the early curved screens of the process. The action was certainly staged with people spread all throughout the frame, and, naturally, at one point, Peggy Ann Garner is stretched out horizontally on a chaise to fill up the frame. (This was done a lot in HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE, too.)
The movie is a fair little mystery. Ginger Rogers may have been bitchy in real life, but she didn't play bitchy very well. She's very "actressy" in this part. I did love Bea Benadaret getting insulted by Ginger a couple of times; her takes are priceless. It's really Van Heflin's movie, and he's the best thing in it.
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Good Afternoon!
So... Who wants to meet me for a cocktail or two around 6:00 in midtown this afternoon?
;)
*Today's Lesson: Just because you get offered five days in a row of auditions, does not mean you have to take all five days in a row of auditions. A friend of mine came in during the last group, and I just started giggling for no apparent reason. Can you say, "punchy"? ;D
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The kids and I are watching my screener of The Chipmunk Adventure. Well, at this moment, just they are watching. :)
Just found out I'll be doing the latest volume of the Classic Musicals of the Dream Factory. Kind of a mixed bag in this release, but some fun new to DVD stuff.
I hope you start to feel better soon.
I was not a fan of THE CHIPMUNK ADVENTURE. When you see something like that, you realize that even though Disney was at a fairly low ebb at that point in time, they were still eons ahead of everyone else trying to do animated features.
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However... By taking these past five days of auditions in a row - and two more next week - I should have my rent covered for May... And I can definitely treat myself to a mini-vacation in mid-April too. :)
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I watched a couple of the special features on the BLACK WIDOW DVD.
"Ginger Rogers at Fox" was an OK summary of her work there. Might have been a little less dry and more campy if Dr. Drew Casper had contributed to the documentary. They showed scenes from ROXIE HART and MONKEY BUSINESS (as well as BLACK WIDOW) but only meantioned DREAMBOAT. I wonder why they didn't show any clips from that?
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I also watched the documentary on Gene Tierney though it's a very surface examination of some of her films at the studio, of course focusing on her two most famous ones: LAURA and LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN. Not a word about THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR which is my second favorite film of hers next to LAURA.
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Been listening to a flute/guitar duo called Similia. Just chose it out of the blue because I wanted to hear "Carmen Fantasy" on Flute, so I chose this album. It's very good!!!
I had my fill of the "Carmen Fantasy" when I was accompanying in college. I played the versions for Violin and Flute... And I remember at least three different versions for each instrument.
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Right now, the DVD recorder is burning a DVD-R of THE SATAN BUG. I'll go tend to it around 5:30.
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JMK is it still snowing?
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Spoo!
I forgot to mention that the DVD box set of THE CLOSER - Season 3 will street on July 1.
Argh! This is a month later than last year's set!
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JMK is it still snowing?
No, it stopped the moment I posted about it. ;D
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;D
Maybe if I post about all our rain it will stop.
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On to choral music. Some opera choruses, some oratorio choruses, some fun pieces.
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Well, I've finished with my afternoon surf.
The VARIETY critic liked GYPSY a lot.
Justin Hartley (played Green Arrow on SMALLVILLE) has been cast in the lead of a pilot about emergency room doctors and attendants for the CW.
CELEBRITY APPRENTICE had its biggest ratings in 3 years for its finale last night. NBC has already slated another CElebrity Apprentice edition for next season.
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I forgot to mention that I did skim through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. No Luke/Noah (known as Nuke on soap boards).
They were in the previews for next week.
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Now, I've got to go mop the kitchen floor and then get back to more NUMBERS episodes and then APOLLO 13 on HD-DVD followed by tonight's CANTERBURY LAW.
WBBL.
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...The hours creep on apace... and creep... and creep... and creep...
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Well... We're in the homestretch, and in a little while I can head on home. So, until then...
Laters...
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JMK-We have your snow. I hope it doesn't last much longer than it did up your way.
Off to take Sherlock for his rabies vaccination. I'm sure he would be happier if it were for a hike, I know I would be cuz I skipped it today.
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Good Afternoon!
So... Who wants to meet me for a cocktail or two around 6:00 in midtown this afternoon?
;)
I do! Oh, wait...
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Cannibal, Living Dead, Freak, and now Whore - your Mama must be so proud!
der Brucer
And don't forget...Tibetan monk in hell, too! ;)
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Still enjoying my day off. I did ship out three packages. I had nothing at the mail place and nothing in the mail at home.
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I still have my FA mug.
I do, too. ::)
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Spoo!
I forgot to mention that the DVD box set of THE CLOSER - Season 3 will street on July 1.
Argh! This is a month later than last year's set!
"STREET" IS NOT A VERB!!
And "lens," "pen" and "source" aren't either. :P
End of PAGE SEVEN RANT DANCE.
;)
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At least, they shouldn't be verbs.
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Street is a verb these days, as regards things (CDs, DVDS, books) that have a street release date.
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here's another article about Paul http://www.siouxland.net/articles/2008/03/28/arts_theater/02arts_wall.txt This one cracks me up because it says he's 58 when he's celebrating his 60th in May, lol
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And, I've just penned a book is pretty acceptable these days, too.
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I'm going out now to scope out food possibilities and then it's the DVD of Angel, which I can't wait to see.
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Will we never get to page eight?
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Is this a slow news day here at haineshisway.com?
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Do we not need more definitions of oob from the oobs who haven't even made an attempt?
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The "store in New York" is Patricia Field. They were friends back in the 80s and he still does art for her from time to time. He also did a wave of hot dogs in buns in a hot dog place in Brooklyn. Something Dawgs. Maybe Willy Dawgs???Oh i don't know
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I'm really quite hungry. I have to drive out to Reseda to get some CDs that someone is giving me - I may see what's out that way.
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Time to get the shirt I have to wear tonight to take tickets out of the dryer. I gracefully spilled all over it right after I put in on this noon. Hope it's dry
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On our backs....I didn't say that
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Otto's other brother
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Gotta run toodles or should I say oobles
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Off to see ACA (A Catered Affair).
I started several tax returns but completed zero count 'em zero of them.
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here's another article about Paul http://www.siouxland.net/articles/2008/03/28/arts_theater/02arts_wall.txt This one cracks me up because it says he's 58 when he's celebrating his 60th in May, lol
Nice article.
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The trip to the vet was embarrassing. I miss the days when Sherlock enjoyed going there. Since he was getting a shot I opted not to put his pinch collar on, and forgot to wear my wrist support. We walked in just fine and then he yanked me back to the door slamming my poor, already, damaged, 2 middle fingers on my left hand. I'm nursing them with ice while they turn a mild black & blue. I'm relieved it isn't worse.
I was so humiliated. He continued to drag me around while I continued to drop my purse, until someone finally took pity on me and walked him into one of the rooms. ;D
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One advantage to the snow, the vet's office was very quiet as was the post office.
Keith had planned to have his snow tired changed back to the regular ones today & forgot to take his wallet with him. Right now I find it comforting he still has the snow tires in case this weather continues all night.
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And, I've just penned a book is pretty acceptable these days, too.
I remember a time when books were chiseled and goats were penned. (and cows were pleasured and wives were refreshed)
der Brucer
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I was so humiliated. He continued to drag me around while I continued to drop my purse, until someone finally took pity on me and walked him into one of the rooms. ;D
Where's a man when you really need one!
der Brucer
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Hi and Bye - we're off to the Convention Center for the big par-tay!
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Good Evening!
Well, I just wandered around a bit after leaving the rehearsal studio. And while I was wandering, I happened to come across the small "café" I happened upon a couple of weeks ago, Café Macaron, where I went ahead and purchased - and subsequently enjoyed - a few of their macarons: strawberry, rose and cinnamon(!). Then I walked up Sixth Avenue for a bit, checked out what was playing at Carnegie Hall this weekend, then over to Columbus Circle to catch the train back uptown. Ah, home. :)
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I do! Oh, wait...
Well, if you feel like heading to NYC in a few weeks, maybe we could grab a cocktail before going to see/hear THIS (http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_11031.html?selecteddate=04172008)?
;)
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At this time, I would like to thank all of the men and women who chose not to bring in "Someone To Watch Over Me" to sing over the past three days. ;)
*And I really do find those "piano/conductor" charts from Crazy For You a real pain to read and "edit" on the fly. Too many notes, too much information.
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I thought OOB stood for obnoxious old bitch.
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The trip to the vet was embarrassing. I miss the days when Sherlock enjoyed going there. Since he was getting a shot I opted not to put his pinch collar on, and forgot to wear my wrist support. We walked in just fine and then he yanked me back to the door slamming my poor, already, damaged, 2 middle fingers on my left hand. I'm nursing them with ice while they turn a mild black & blue. I'm relieved it isn't worse.
I was so humiliated. He continued to drag me around while I continued to drop my purse, until someone finally took pity on me and walked him into one of the rooms. ;D
~~~Feel Better and No More Embarrassment Vibes to DR Jane!!~~~
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I thought OOB stood for obnoxious old bitch.
:o
WOW! You continue to shock me, DR DearReaderLaura.
I have to wonder if all this "underbelly" is the result of the recent visit of the in-laws and/or if something is going on with Uranus - ???
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I thought OOB stood for obnoxious old bitch.
Goodness - more "church lady" talk!
der Brucer
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macarons: strawberry, rose and cinnamon(!).
Do the rose have much flavor?
der Brucer
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Where's a man when you really need one!
der Brucer
ROTFLOL! He was home playing with a new computer game.
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Do the rose have much flavor?
der Brucer
The one I had was quite, well, "rose-y". There was rose-water in the filling, and it looked and tasted like they had dusted it with some rose petal dust too. *Their violet and lavender ones are also sprinkled with their respective floral powders.
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~~~Feel Better and No More Embarrassment Vibes to DR Jane!!~~~
Thank you. it isn't too bad at the moment. Without a doubt I'm sure I'll have many more embarrassing moments, with our without Sherlock ;D
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WOW! You continue to shock me, DR DearReaderLaura.
The gal is on a roll. ;D
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Jose, do they have my favorite macaroons?
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I do, too. ::)
So do I - I think I even have two. I forgot how that happened. I'm sure they have been reduced to pencil holders
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Well, if you feel like heading to NYC in a few weeks, maybe we could grab a cocktail before going to see/hear THIS (http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_11031.html?selecteddate=04172008)?
;)
Good Grief - she has 1005 IMDB credits! A real Hindu Marni Nixon.
der Brucer
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Keith signed up for email movie reminders from TCM. It appears tonight we will be watching
IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA.
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*And I really do find those "piano/conductor" charts from Crazy For You a real pain to read and "edit" on the fly. Too many notes, too much information.
AMEN to that!! I'm just sayin'.....
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Jose, do they have my favorite macaroons?
No. They only carry the French macaroons at Café Macaron. However, while I was walking around the East Village last weekend, I did happen to spy a whole tray of almond macaroons in one of the new bakeries down there. Alas, I have yet to try them. -Hmm.. maybe tomorrow. ;)
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Thank you. it isn't too bad at the moment. Without a doubt I'm sure I'll have many more embarrassing moments, with our without Sherlock ;D
Well, with him along your humiliation might go unnoticed. If Sherlock was dragging your torn and tattered body down the main street, the passersby would all stop and look and remark - "What a handsome Dog".
der Brucer
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Well, if you feel like heading to NYC in a few weeks, maybe we could grab a cocktail before going to see/hear THIS (http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_11031.html?selecteddate=04172008)?
;)
Oh, my goodness! She is like 100 years old....what a wonderful show that would be!
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Off to another performance! I just found out last night that next Wednesday AND Thurday's performances are actually potential added shows! We might not have to do them, so we might get FOUR days off after Sunday's show! :D
I hope anyone here ;) wasn't specifically planning on coming either of those days...we might have performances on those two days, but we might not. I guess we'll find out sometime this weekend and I'll post the info.
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Keith signed up for email movie reminders from TCM. It appears tonight we will be watching
IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA.
The ultimate low-buget film - the octopus has only six arms!
der Brucer
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Oh, my goodness! She is like 100 years old....what a wonderful show that would be!
Nope - only 75 - maybe she has a "friend" for you?
der Brucer
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DerBrucer, as for posts #220 & #223, you got it. :)
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"Beat Me Daddy, 8 to the Bar!"
(http://bp1.blogger.com/_HtSvr0DEcpc/R-ygNe2yqBI/AAAAAAAAAuE/vuhiwcmL054/s320/lamancha.jpg)
photo: Man of LaMancha
In this production, re-imagined for just guitars and an all-male ensemble!
"Somehow, Don Quixote, I'd thought you would be taller."
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For reason, I thought I had all the "Lost in Boston" CD's, but can only find Vol. 4 Of course that doesn't mean anything, they could be anywhere. I'm just sayin'....
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Keith signed up for email movie reminders from TCM. It appears tonight we will be watching
IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA.
I saw that 50 years ago!
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He is. He is the best snuggling dog we have ever had, which is also why there is so much damn hair in our bed-most on my side too.
I know the feeling. I've been sleeping with a blond for several years now - Buster!
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Matthew, if you need the others I still have copies here.
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Back from picking up CDs and having a burger and onion rings at Islands. Excellent.
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I saw that 50 years ago!
;D So did Keith.
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I know the feeling. I've been sleeping with a blond for several years now - Buster!
I spend a fortune on lint rollers & it can take 20 or more minutes a day to roll most of the hair off the sheets & bedding-every day ::)
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I began with two episodes from NUMB3RS. One of them was dealing with a bomber who specialized in letter bombs...
Titled "The Mail of the Species," no doubt.
;)
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That's what I'M talkin' about.
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Just waiting for it to get a little darker before watching Angel.
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Will we never get to page nine?
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And, I've just penned a book is pretty acceptable these days, too.
Does anyone...
...still use...
...a pen?
I'll drink to that!
And one for Mailer!
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Kimberly-Clark is coming out with a new product - the OOB.
Obviously Oversized Brassiere.
It comes pre-packed with tissues.
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Tonight's dinner is plated - steak, baked taters, and iceberg lettuce wedges with thousand island dressing and bacon crumbles.
Tomorrow's dinner is in the oven - corned beef brisket. The trick I tried last time (cooking it in advance, letting it cool and all the juices settle, and slicing and reheating the next day) worked so well that I'm doing it again.
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I have to wonder if all this "underbelly" is the result of the recent visit of the in-laws and/or if something is going on with Uranus - ???
I think it has more to do with trying to find a flight in and out of Fresno in one day when it is impossible to do so with the timeframe of the meeting.
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With all the recent flight delays the chances of making the meeting are slim even if you fly on the same day.
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What time is the meeting? Did you try Orbitz... http://www.orbitz.com ?
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I went to college in Fresno.
I wasn't aware that their airport could handle anything larger than a bi-plane.
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I have tried all of them. The earliest I can get in is 9:03 (the meeting begins at 9) and the latest I can get out is 6:30 (the meeting ends at 5).
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How important is this meeting? Are you the one going or are you booking it for someone else?
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How important is this meeting? Are you the one going or are you booking it for someone else?
...And is staying overnight in Fresno not an option?
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I've still got a half-hour for the brisket to cook.
I think I'll go watch another Stargate episode. Or half of one, before pulling the brisket.
Hasta la.
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Are there flights that exist and just booked. US Airways has a 7:15pm flight from Fresno to Phoenix. Is spending the night in a hotel absolutely out? Not that I would want to spend the night in Fresno.
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Obviously, Jose, you have never been in Fresno. It wasn't a great place when I was there, and it's really gone downhill since.
Which isn't easy, considering how flat the Central Valley is.
I don't think Audra McDonald ever goes home.
And I don't blame her.
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Even when I was in the No of Fres, Hotel Row was best known for it's hourly rates.
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I found out Keith doesn't want to watch IT CAME FROM THE SEA. I'm so disappointed. ;D
Good luck DR Laura!
'night
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Obviously, Jose, you have never been in Fresno. It wasn't a great place when I was there, and it's really gone downhill since.
Which isn't easy, considering how flat the Central Valley is.
I don't think Audra McDonald ever goes home.
And I don't blame her.
I've never been to Fresno, but I wasn't evaluating Fresno either. Was just wondering if DR DearReaderLaura had to stay overnight, if she could/would, and then grab the first flight out in the morning.
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The board chair says emphatically in and out in one day to save expenses. There is no 7:15 flight the day I am going. Unless they added it today.
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There is no reason for "street" not to become a verb through current usage. No more objectionable than lots of internet acronyms which have entered the modern lexicon: BFF, LOL, and others. Times change and so does language.
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I had an interesting night of viewing. It ended early due to a couple of lengthy phone calls.
I began with LIFE AFTER TOMORROW, the documentary on various actresses who have played Annie and the orphans in various productions. Hadn't watched it in awhile, so I enjoyed revisiting it.
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Of course, the folks who will really be complaining are the ones in LA, who have to begin the drive at 4 a.m. and then drive home afterwards.
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I was watching APOLLO 13 on HD-DVD when the calls began, so I only got 40 minutes into it. I'll have to finish it tomorrow.
I will say that the HD-DVD is stunning to look at in comparison to the sDVD that I had before (the Collector's Edition which had rather brackish color and was not particularly sharp).
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Next came CANTERBURY'S LAW,
a very ugly episode that had very little to do with the two cases that transpired during the show and very much to do with the personal and professional life of Canterbury.
The show has gotten to a very dark place now only three episodes into its run. I'm not surprised it hasn't caught on with a mass audience. These are the kinds of problems a show's main character might face three years or so into a run. They haven't established her as a very likable character at all, and now her marriage and her practice is falling apart around her?.
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I ended my evening with another episode of NUMB3RS. This one had to do with a terrorist cell that was going to poison the water supply at the Hollywood & Vine pipe station. Some good action.
There are only two episodes left in the box set. I should get to them tomorrow while I cook and eat lunch.
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I'm going to play on the computer for just a bit and then head downstairs to bed.
Good night!
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I went to college in Fresno.
I wasn't aware that their airport could handle anything larger than a bi-plane.
That's where my raisins came from! ;D
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I agree with DR MATTH on his BLACK WIDOW assessment....I thought the extras were interesting.....and I wonder what happened to the scene with the $2000 dress that was the subject of several still photos AND a story in the pressbook....but was NO WHERE to be seen in the finished film?
If I write 10 more reviews on Epinions.com between now and Monday and get 10 Very Helpful ratings, I can earn $20.....BLACK WIDOW will be one of my 10.
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It came from beneath the sea all right! And Faith Domergue, the famous marine biologist set the Navy straight on how to take care of the damned thing!
I like sci fi movies when ladies in lab coats fall in love with men in lab coats, and even more so when the lady in the lab coat then falls in love with a man in a Navy uniform. Oh and a big octopus, too.....but as DR derBRUCER said: six tentacles only.
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Sounds like DR GINNY is having a good time at the convention, you know how those librarians are....wasn't DEAR HEART about a library convention?
Watching some more octopus/submarine movies on TCM.
Today I gave a card reading to a man who decided to eat an ice cream cone while I talked.....I was non plussed.
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Nice write-up on Paul, DR Cillaliz! :)
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Sounds like everyone is getting ready for a great weekend, shows to do, returns to do, pictures to snap, naps to take....songs to write....food to cook....and in between all of them:
HHW!
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Nice write-up on Paul, DR Cillaliz! :)
Yes!! ;D
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Back from a fabulous concert in New Haven. My friend, the young mezzo Sasha Cooke, performed Mozart and Falla with Orchestra New England. She is a stunning singer and actress. Next season she'll be tackling the principal female role at the MET in John Adams's Dr. Atomic. Can't wait!
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And one for Falla
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Would anyone know who the solo voices are on the Original Oakland Cast Recording of CLOWNAROUND?
They are not listed on the liner notes or on a couple www sites I have been to and my reference book.
Thanks
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Falla - I know that man well
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There was a young man named de Falla
Who played for the great Oupenskaya
And when he'd compose
They'd pay through the nose
And now he can sell ya and buy ya
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Falla - I know that man well
Is that the female duet from Chess? ;)
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That he's a jolly good falla
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I've seen falla and I've seen rain
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I just watched the most wonderful movie! "The Final Season" It's a great baseball movie, a great small town feel good movie. They did a great job making the audience feel part of the game. People were cheering when balls were caught, hits made etc. You just couldn't help it. The producers and one of the "real life" coaches that Sean Astin played in the movie were there afterward and did a Q and A. It was great fun. It was 95% backed by Iowa money, the producers were from Iowa over 1/2 the cast was from Iowa and it was filmed in Iowa.
If you like baseball movies, it comes out on DVD on April 15th, so it should be available to rent. I think I'm going to buy it.
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I made a sad discovery when I came home tonight. There is a squirrel who eats bird food out of the feeder by hanging by his toes from the peak of the roof of the bird feeder. Really funny. The same squirrel in the photo below. He eats corn in the yard and the cats watch him (or her) all the time.
Anyway, when I came home there was a squirrel clearly dead in the road. He wasn't squished and I'm wondering if our neighbor's cat got him. He was clearly dead. It made me very sad. I took a shovel and put him on the side of the road by the woods. I didn't want him to be squished all over the road.
I just sure it was him. So sad. He's been hanging around here for a couple years now. Poor thing
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Forgot the photo
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I took some photos of him tonight. I'll have to see if I got a good one of him hanging by his toes.
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Today's classic kid quote:
After a day with the grandparents:
Zach: Boy, is Grandma sensitive. She gave me a big lecture about calling someone a liar.
Betsy: Who'd you call a liar?
Zach: Grandma.
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Here he is eating around 6:00 PM
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Where in tarnation IS everyone?
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Finished watching Angel, a melodrama in the Sirk style, filled with wonderful artifice (my heaven, actual dissolves in a film, and rear projection) and the gloriously glorious Rombi score in the Frank Skinner mold). I have to do some research though, because it appears that this DVD is shorter than the two running times listed on the imdb - not that they're not wrong all the time.
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Will we never get to page eleven?
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Welcome sixteen GUESTS. Are any of you oobs?
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Good evening one and all!!
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TOD
DVD: JNJ
DVD2: BABEL
VHS: SFT
CD: Michael Buble, Robert Clary and A little night music
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And our very own George as Aldonza / Dulcinea
(http://www.capitalplayhouse.com/Photos/Side%20Show/images/IMG_0475.jpg)
der Brucer
What a fashion plate!
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OOB is BOO spelt backwards
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Ginny, you sound like you have had a busy schedule in the Cities. I hope you had a bit of fun
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Matthew, if you need the others I still have copies here.
Thanks, bk, I have another box to look through. I'll let you know. :)
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REading the paper for tomorrow and shaking my head at the GROWING stupidity of some ND college students. Dumb idiots would be a fair description. I truly do hope they get expelled.
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Actually - I do have them because I just checked the email I sent you when you offered your "clearing house" sale a while back and I purchased "Lost in Boston" 1 2 and 3.... now to find them! Thanks for offering, again!
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What a fashion plate!
Ya got that right, honey!
;)
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There is no reason for "street" not to become a verb through current usage. No more objectionable than lots of internet acronyms which have entered the modern lexicon: BFF, LOL, and others. Times change and so does language.
Doesn't mean I have to like it. ::)
:)
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You are such a fashionista!!!
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I had a dream about you George and you were dressed as Carmen Miranda and you were prancing on stage wearing fruit
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I'm now watching the last half hour of last night's "Celebrity Apprentice" that I started last night.
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any suggestions on a television that is out presently on the market that is digital but will not cost an arm, leg and any other part of one's body?
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Page 11 dance....
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I had a dream about you George and you were dressed as Carmen Miranda and you were prancing on stage wearing fruit
Oh, really??
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:D
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any suggestions on a television that is out presently on the market that is digital but will not cost an arm, leg and any other part of one's body?
I have no idea...yet. I will be getting my income tax refund next week (yea!!), but I need to get my car serviced first, then I need to pay my property taxes because I'm not paying them with my new mortgage, then I need to start paying my mom back for the up-front costs of the refinance (and the first one ::)) and only THEN I will be able to think about a new TV. :P
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OMG!!!! It wasn't a dream :)
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I need glasses first but I my present telly is dying.
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George you are an enigma my dear freind...
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George you are an enigma my dear freind...
It's called ACTING!!
;D