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Well, you've read the notes, the notes had words, and now it is time for you to post until the sponsored cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: DORNICK!
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Welcome to long-time lurker and new dear reader Mark - who, coincidentally, was at the Nudie Musical reading with his lovely wife.
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Welcome nine GUESTS.
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Good Tuesday morning vibes to all. And thank you, Bruce, for the warm welcome.
I'm a longtime errant/truant lurker who has, until now, ignored BK's many pleas to post. "Post," he's implored me and my wife when we've run into him at the Music Center in Los Angeles. "Post," he's demanded when I've run into him and a bunch of merry Hainsies/Kimlets at Musso & Frank's in Hollywood. "Post," he's pleaded in an e-mail.
And so, here it is, my first post.
I think I'll name her Emily.
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Welcome, Mark! I'm George and I live in Washington state. :)
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Make that ten GUESTS.
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Is Emily wearing a dornick blouse?
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So glad to have you here, DR Mark! :)
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Welcome, Mark! I'm George and I live in Washington state. :)
Tell the truth - you live in a state of confusion :)
der Brucer
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Hmmm...
HHW seems to have been invaded by large bulbous root vegetables last evening...
???
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Tell the truth - you live in a state of confusion :)
der Brucer
Yes, but within Washington, nonetheless.
;D
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bk, very glad to hear that the reading went well. Onward and Upward and also Upward and Onward for Nudie!!!
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Magic Movies...
Is that like Magic Fingers?
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Even though Mark spoke to me at the reading, he can feel free to post his thoughts, if he likes.
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Thank you, George! Thank you, Singdaw! And thank you to any large bulbous root vegetable invaders.
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Can I just reiterate how much I adore Alet Taylor.
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bk, very glad to hear that the reading went well. Onward and Upward and also Upward and Onward for Nudie!!!
New Kimmel musical thrusts onto the stage.
der Brucer
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Hmmm...
HHW seems to have been invaded by large bulbous root vegetables last evening...
???
;D
Looked like a W.C. Fields look-alike contest!
der Brucer
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The stage version is probably a teeny bit raunchier than the film, due to a couple of the additions. Someone (Barry Pearl, I think) asked how we were going to handle the nudity - I said "Blatantly."
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The stage version is probably a teeny bit raunchier than the film, due to a couple of the additions. Someone (Barry Pearl, I think) asked how we were going to handle the nudity - I said "Blatantly."
DearReaderLaura will so pleased!
der Brucer
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I know she will. I hope she'll be there opening night!
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Welcome DR Mark
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Someone (Barry Pearl, I think) asked how we were going to handle the nudity - I said "Blatantly."
Do you think that might narrow your potential casting pool?
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We've got us some late-night denizens. And I also want to say how much I adore Miss Beth Malone and Mr. Patrick Cassidy.
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Thank you DRs Jose and JRand (and others) for yesterday's supportive posts.
Actually they are today's but that is all too confusing!
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The stage version is probably a teeny bit raunchier than the film, due to a couple of the additions. Someone (Barry Pearl, I think) asked how we were going to handle the nudity - I said "Blatantly."
Guaranteed to appeal to each and every prurient interest!
der Brucer
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TOTD
A few laughs here!
The Greatest Show On Earth.
What does a 7 year old know?
I've not watched it since - the magic thus remains!
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Do you think that might narrow your potential casting pool?
Oddly, no. Even with the movie, we had no trouble getting professionals to do it - they just thought it was really funny and they knew our hearts were in the right place and that it was not going to be salacious or leering - it's one of the reasons in the opening number in the film why we put the gals in those hats and had them chewing gum. And I'd hope that anyone who was in the stage version would know the same thing.
One interesting and amusing thing is that today's "grooming" habits are, thanks to the porn industry and the males who are influenced by the same, so completely different than when we made the film - and since the stage version is true to the time period of the film, 1975, well, everyone is going to have to look like the 70s, if you get my meaning.
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Oddly, no. Even with the movie, we had no trouble getting professionals to do it - they just thought it was really funny and they knew our hearts were in the right place and that it was not going to be salacious or leering - it's one of the reasons in the opening number in the film why we put the gals in those hats and had them chewing gum. And I'd hope that anyone who was in the stage version would know the same thing.
One interesting and amusing thing is that today's "grooming" habits are, thanks to the porn industry and the males who are influenced by the same, so completely different than when we made the film - and since the stage version is true to the time period of the film, 1975, well, everyone is going to have to look like the 70s, if you get my meaning.
So, no super muscular stud muffins?
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I shall have to go to bed relatively soon - I really only slept about four hours last night.
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So, no super muscular stud muffins?
Well, that's another issue - we're going to want only normal-sized males, because we can't have anything impinging on the Stunt C**k scene, if you get my meaning. And again, that helps us with having it not seem salacious or leering.
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Given the trials by internet chat of other musicals, would it not be wise to refrain from too much information re the project? Beware the lurkers!
Of course it is interesting to see an idea grow to a reality - but is it wise to be so public?
Perhaps I am too cyncial about such things.
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My wife and I had a simply stupendous time watching "Nudie Musical" come to life. What astounded me most was how smoothly it went, given how little preparation the actors had. But the troupe BK assembled did not just a captain job, but an admiral job. They hadn't lived with the piece much at all, yet they really made it come alive, with amazing ease. The energy was there, the group vocals sounded full and rich and the changes BK has made as he transitions from movie to stage were fascinating to watch. My favorite additions: two ballads for Rosie to sing (sung beautifully by Beth Malone) and a hilarious Act II showstopper that had my wife and I in tears. During the reading, the character of Eunice really came alive, I thought. And it was simply a joy watching Bruce not only pound out the songs on piano, but sing many of them as well. Guy Haines must not have been available ...
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TOD:
Well, cliche as it may be...
The Wizard of Oz.
How I waited for and anticipated the annual television viewing! How I memorized the album and enlisted the help of my friend in acting out scenes from the film! How I...
Well. Perhaps that's just too much information. :-[
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Do you think that might narrow your potential casting pool?
The Association of Southern California Bikini Waxers will no doubt protest the show.
der Brucer
And innocents will wonder about the relationship of a Fuzzy Navel to a Fuzzy Clam.
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and it is - at least for the moment - good night from OZ!
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Do you know how many of the actors in the reading had previously seen the film version?
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innocents will wonder
No such thing any longer in this day and age! ;)
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May you get some much needed rest and peace, DR Tomovoz!
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Guy Haines must not have been available ...
Well...he is a class act!
der Brucer
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Given the trials by internet chat of other musicals, would it not be wise to refrain from too much information re the project? Beware the lurkers!
Of course it is interesting to see an idea grow to a reality - but is it wise to be so public?
Perhaps I am too cyncial about such things.
I know what you mean, of course, but I have too much fun being honest and I think it's an interesting process. If some uncouth interlopers show up and want to cause trouble, that's their problem. And despite appearances to the contrary, I'm really not giving away anything at this point, which is why I didn't really go into detail about what any of the new material is actually about, save for the new opening.
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- we're going to want only normal-sized males...
And what actor will profess to being only normal sized?
der Brucer
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Do you know how many of the actors in the reading had previously seen the film version?
I gave DVDs to Patrick, Beth, Dimas, Jenna, and a few others. Others, like Sharon McNight, had never seen it, and I don't think Barry had seen it either, nor Yvette (she's really funny).
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And what actor will profess to being only normal sized?
der Brucer
Actors who are real and who have enough confidence in themselves not to have to preen and brag. I really loathe the obsession with everything oversized - boobs, guys' privates, whatever - I've never understood it, really. I mean, I also will not cast anyone with huge boobs - not what this is about.
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I must to bed now, so I'll have some semblance of energy for tomorrow night's reading. It's going to be interesting, as the original composer will be in attendance, and he's going to hear just how much I've rewritten. Hopefully, he'll like it.
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Welcome ten GUESTS. Any uncouth interlopers out there?
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(http://www.stunt-cock.co.uk/images/graphite-crop.jpg)
der Brucer
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uncouth interlopers
How Unseemly!
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...Sharon McNight...
Sister Hubert in the all-together - what will the Bishop say!
der Brucer
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BK, congrats on the success of the reading! Hopefully, the reading tonight will be as successful. :)
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And on that note (E-flat), I'm off to bed. Again, welcome, new D(ear) R(eader) Mark! And good night, Mark, BK, Der Brucer and Singdaw.
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Goodnight George, goodnight BK ... and goodnight all. Thanks again for the warm welcome.
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Goodnight DR George! Goodnight, DR Mark! Come back and post some more soon! :)
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The Picture of Dorian Gray to be released on DVD in October 2008.
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Congratulations to BK on a successful first reading of NUDIE.
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"...and I just happen to have a rectal thermometer!"
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photo: Hospital 2008 (episode 1)
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Well, I tried to post something and then the site crashed. For about 15 minutes I couldn't get the site to load in.
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Good morning, all!
DR Mark, welcome! I hope you'll hang around, which several of our posters refuse to do.
I too love Ms Alet Taylor and Mr Patrick Cassidy. Good folk, both of 'em!
Today, the dress rehearsal of SHOW BOAT at Carnegie Hall, 1 pm. I am really looking forward to this.
This morning, work on "The Brain" band parts and Kip Wilborn's charts. I'll leave here around 11:30 for Carnegie Hall; the ticket's general admission and I suspect the place will be packed.
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My mother was dragging me to movies at the old Paramount Theatre from the time I was four or so; I remember a 1950 or so release of Disney's SNOW WHITE, the original releases of CINDERELLA and ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Sometime in there as well, maybe a bit later, I remember PINOCCHIO, but CINDERELLA was the biggie: I was reading by the age of four, and I had a "Little Big Book" of CINDERELLA with pictures on one side and text on the other that I carried with me constantly. By the age of six, I was a sworn motion picture fan. Going to the Paramount meant something fascinating to watch, the odor of salty popcorn, and best of all, a walk with my mother down Main Street into "town," visiting my Aunt Dorothy behind the notions counter at Kresge's department store, perhaps a stop at Grant's dept. store where my mother would stop to say hello to former co-workers and her boss, and if it was close to lunch time, a little nosh at Gallagher's drug store and soda fountain.
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Okay according to DR Jose's turnip pictures on yesterday's pate 10. What i always cook is rutabaga (it cooks orange) and i sometimes mash it.
And what i had last night was turnip. What i had looks exactly like that picture.
I'm not totally understanding what the difference is.
Why have i always thought i was eating turnip?
There was a big difference cooking wise (i boil it). The orange one takes a long time to get soft (maybe 1 hour). The white one got soft in like 1/2 of that. It sort of cooked almost like a potato.
I am so confused!
But thanks!
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I loved reading about the reading. Good news that it went so well!
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The movie that made me fall in love with the movies was, probably, PINOCCHIO. At the very least, that's the one that made me want to go into show business.
I saw it when I was about 4 years old. When they sang, "Hey, diddily-dee, an actor's life for me," I was hooked. Totally lost.
Do movies still hold a magic for me?
With the exception of the classics, very few. Maybe I've seen too many of them, and there's not that much that surprises or even "grabs" me any longer. Certainly not the studio films.
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On tv for me tonight:
Canadian Idol auditions.
Hell's Kitchen.
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Tuesday morning greetings! Weird work day for me - after being away for 6 days (3 conference, 3 days off), I'm here for 1 before being off for six weeks. Fortunately, I have a lot of little things to do that will keep my mind off what I'll be doing this time tomorrow morning.
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***MULTI-STRENGTH SURGERY, COMFORT, & RECOVERY VIBES***[/size][/color]
for our very own DR Ginny!!![/size][/color]
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I saw an interesting promo yesterday for a new reality show that may only be airing in Canada.
It is with ALW to find the new Maria for The Sound of Music (i guess in toronto).
I guess it will be similar to the Legally blonde search for elle you guys are all watching.
It sounds interesting.
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Vibes for DR Ginny.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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How are the contestants being voted off of the LEGALLY BLONDE SHOW?
Is it only the judges (vs the public)?
How much of a vote does this Marc Bruni guy have?
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OMG i just realized something so unbelievable.
CBC (here in canada) is airing the premiere of the Maria Sound of Music show AT THE SAME TIME AS THE TONYS.
Who thought this one out?????
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The Picture of Dorian Gray to be released on DVD in October 2008.
With a commentary by Angela Lansbury which should really be something. Can't wait. I can finally retire that old Golden Jubilee VHS of the film.
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Marc Bruni picked the girl who got an advantage (who would spend the "quality (learning) time" with Nikki Snelson), and had no say in who got kicked off. Upon seeing the show, I thought Bruni was a real class act, and by the choice he made as to who got the advantage, any thought of a conflict of interest was removed. Very well handled.
What they did to the auditioners durjng the actual audition, on the other hand - SPOILER ALERT
Having the acting partner blow a line in an audition just didn't seem appropriate. It's one thing when you're doing a show and have rehearsed it and can jump in if someone blows a line because you know it and your acting partner well - but this didn't seem to make sense, to judge a person auditioning by how they react to a blown line. Logic tells me that if your acting partner blows a line during the audition process, you'd expect to just go back a little, and wouldn't you be on book at an audition anyway? I know they announce this is more grueling than a real audition, but this makes the audition process seem even more cruel than it really is, if that's imaginable.
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I saw an interesting promo yesterday for a new reality show that may only be airing in Canada.
It is with ALW to find the new Maria for The Sound of Music (i guess in toronto).
I guess it will be similar to the Legally blonde search for elle you guys are all watching.
It sounds interesting.
He did this in England with a revival of THE SOUND OF MUSIC to huge success. The TV show garnered great ratings, and the show was a sell-out smash hit.
It's what prompted NBC to try the same thing with GREASE (to mediocre TV ratings but certainly a surprising success on Broadway, much more successful than I ever would have thought with those leads and with the withering reviews it received.)
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Good morning!
Hot (96 degrees), muggy, miserable!
Argh!
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Thanks for the vibes, DRs Singdaw and Jennifer! Keep 'em coming!
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Welcome to our new DR Mark. As DR ELmore said, I hope you hang around awhile so we can get to know you.
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TOD:
It would be THE WIZARD OF OZ for me, too. I saw it originally as the first half of a double bill with some Martin & Lewis picture (I think it was PARDNERS). I was riveted to my seat within two minutes of the movie starting and when it switched to color, I was in awe. The witch scared me to death but it was all so magical: the color, the music, the characters so individual and memorable. Gave me a good cry at the end.
Any movie after that would pale in comparison.
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I haven't checked yet to see if tonight's NCIS rerun is from this season or last season. If it's from this season, I'll watch (I missed all of the first half of the season). If it's from last season, I won't bother; I have them on DVD.
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I will be watching JERICHO, the second season today. I watched all of the episodes in HD during its winter run, but I'll still enjoy seeing them again even on sDVD. And the bonuses will be interesting (I hope).
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I'm not sure I mentioned it yesterday, but I do know Luke and Noah will be on AS THE WORLD TURNS today. They weren't yesterday but were in the previews for today's show.
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TOD:
I do not know what movie started it all for me, I just know that I loved and still love movies of all kinds.
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All you DD fans--I did some comparison shopping, and to my surprise found that DVDPlanet is quite a bit cheaper. When you add in their 20% off sale (reusable code: 20offsale), you'll save quite a bit from DD's prices. Shipping is free if your order is over $35.
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It's freezy cold and stormy here in Portland. Torrential rain last night as I drove back from a gig out toward the Columbia Gorge.
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Actors who are real and who have enough confidence in themselves not to have to preen and brag. I really loathe the obsession with everything oversized - boobs, guys' privates, whatever - I've never understood it, really. I mean, I also will not cast anyone with huge boobs - not what this is about.
Well, now, Bruce....be totally honest about this -- you understood it well enough to creat the entire stunt cock scenario! ;D
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And that, to quote Josef Zawinul, is my Weather Report.
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Personally, if Nudie isn't salacious or leering, I just don't think it'll fly. ;)
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TOD:
I do not know what movie started it all for me, I just know that I loved and still love movies of all kinds.
There's an "Elmo" comment coming on this...I just know it!
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Currently listening to an amazing Melodiya CD of Nikolai Kapustin playing his own compositions. I'm telling you, especially you musical types, you should check this guy out--absolutely amazing, both compositionally and technique-wise.
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Currently listening to an amazing Melodiya CD of Nikolai Kapustin playing his own compositions. I'm telling you, especially you musical types, you should check this guy out--absolutely amazing, both compositionally and technique-wise.
I ordered the two Hyperion discs based on your recommendation, but haven't had a chance to listen to them yet. :)
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Your stunt C**K is here.
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And one for mohels
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Guess I'll head down now to check the mail and then start preparing lunch.
WBBL.
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Off to SHOW BOAT. Tote dat barge.
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And the word of the day is: DORNICK!
And The Song Of The Day Is-Not Really A Song But A Skit In A Musical Revue where BEA LILLIE performed
ONE DOZEN DOUBLE DAMASK DINNER NAPKINS
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So, Mr. Kimmel -- is there ANY chance in hell that "To Find A Man" will find its way back into "The First Nudie Musical"???????
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Your stunt C**K is here.
:D
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[shadow=color,glow width,#characters wide] KERFUFFLE [/shadow]
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And one for mohels
What's a mohel's favorite band?
The "Did-ja-wanna-bris"!
That's a JMK original, I'll have you know. ;D
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TOD:
I think the one movie that made me fall in love, head over heels, with the movies is the one movie that fascinated me in a movie theater more than any I had seen up until that time.
That movie is King Vidor's "War and Peace." I was 8 years old when I saw it, and I had never seen anything quite so wonderful. I loved it far more than I had enjoyed "The Ten Commandments" or "Anastasia." Those three films are my earliest memories of going to the theater to see a film.
And, Yes! It still fascinates me and probably resonates on a higher level because I feel it's so significant a totem of what excited me about movies.
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What's a mohel's favorite band?
The "Did-ja-wanna-bris"!
That's a JMK original, I'll have you know. ;D
[For anyone not quite connecting...it's a riff on the "Tijuana Brass"!} ;D
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How I used to stare at that album cover in my parents collection when I was a wee sprig of a twig of a lad! :)
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Welcome eighteen GUESTS and hello Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea.
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Ron - at this point Eunice has her song (now called something else) - it's not the same song that was cut from the film - I tried that one - rewrote the lyrics I didn't care for, but it just wasn't working, so I came up with a new one - and I'm not sure that one is working either, although a couple of the lyrics got nice laughs last night - it's something I'm going to leave and see how it plays, but I'll probably have a alternative ready to go.
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Oh, and I'm up.
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There she is...
MISC-a-llaneous!
[a Baby reference! :) ]
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What's a mohel's favorite band?
The "Did-ja-wanna-bris"!
That's a JMK original, I'll have you know. ;D
And just because I know this is a burning question for all of you:
What shampoo does said mohel use whilst listening to his favorite band?
Herbal Pert, of course.
Thank you, ladies and germs, I'll be here all week.
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[size=8]G R O A N [/size]
;D
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Is this a SLOW day or what?
Every time I look at the clock, it's "9"-something.
Sheesh!
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THAT should have done it, though. I'll be the time chop in this post is "10"-something.
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Now I know what happens when you respond to a post just as someone is deleting it!
;D
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DR MBarnum:
G R O A N
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And what is the punishment for groaning at HHW, I wonder? ;D
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And what is the punishment for groaning at HHW, I wonder? ;D
Circumcision, evidently.
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Just a quick note as I have to get back to work, but WELCOME to Mark! And I found out that I do have a week's worth of vacation that I will be paid for when I leave this job and I do have 16 hours of PTO I can take before I leave as well. So that's good, then my tax check should be coming soon too, so I guess I'm okay for awhile. Ta, ta for now!
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Well that's some good news, at least, DR JulieC40! :)
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Circumcision, evidently.
Ba Dum BUM! :D
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Father's Day cards going cross-country should go in the mail very soon! :)
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"...and I just happen to have a rectal thermometer!"
(http://bp2.blogger.com/_TmUBWwWLKUU/SEnGfYGSDZI/AAAAAAAABh8/PfFjXxUUMgY/s400/7-hospital+2008.JPG)
photo: Hospital 2008 (episode 1)
And it looks just like a daffodil!
der Brucer
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Good Morning! Good Afternoon!
I'm up, I'm up... And it's another hot day here in New York City.
*And they just announced some tornado warnings for some counties north of here. :-\
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Welcome newest DR Mark!
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DR Jennifer - If you Google turnips and rutabagas, you'll find that they are often "confused" and are used interchangeably a lot of times. In fact, they are sometimes called/labeled/sold as "yellow turnips", and are related since a rutabaga is a cross between a turnip and a cabbage.
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How I used to stare at that album cover in my parents collection when I was a wee sprig of a twig of a lad! :)
And that's why you wear glasses today?
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What will they think of next:
High-Heel Crocs:
(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.styledash.com/media/2008/06/crocs1-small.jpg)
Now I ask you, who would wear such a thing!
Then I remember Singdaw's Easter finery:
(http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.styledash.com/media/2008/06/crocs8.jpg)
der Brucer
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bk - Thanks for the TFNM Reading play-by-play.
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This morning DRs Sandra and Kerry and I went for a walk, and this is what we saw:
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/pond.jpg)
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/grheron.jpg)
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/horses-1.jpg)
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Welcome, DR Mark!
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And that's why you wear glasses today?
One of several possible explanations! :-X
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Then I remember Singdaw's Easter finery:
I could never resist a good pastel!
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Love the photos, DearReaderLaura DR; especially the foal! :)
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[size=8]G R O A N [/size]
Now you know the rules...
Under the circumstances - most understandable!
der Brucer
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I've always felt it was best to follow some of the examples one finds in the Bible. Today, I'm thinking of the New Testament story in which Jesus declared:
"He that is without puns among you, let him cast the first groan!"
:D
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Glad to hear that the reading went well, BK.
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Hmmm...
HHW seems to have been invaded by large bulbous root vegetables last evening...
???
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Yes, but they don't seem to be online right now. Feel free to make comments as you see fit!
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"He that is without puns among you..."
Well, that disqualifies DRs FJL and RLP right then and there. :P
:)
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as you see fit!
I don't think they would! :-X
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I could never resist a good pastel!
Twice I read this -- TWICE -- before I realized you didn't write "p-a-s-t-i-e"!
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Had it been Jose, I'm certain the word would have been "p-a-s-t-r-y"!
;)
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Now I'm hungry.
I see a bowl of meatball soup in my nearly immediate future!
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"p-a-s-t-i-e"!
Well of course, you can't have too much of a good thing. Pastel Pasties are even better! :)
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New dear reader and his ever-lovin' brought two homemade pineapple pies last night - we'll be serving them this evening.
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I think new DR Mark needs to post the Pineapple Pie recipe right here. :)
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TOD:
It would be THE WIZARD OF OZ for me, too. I saw it originally as the first half of a double bill with some Martin & Lewis picture (I think it was PARDNERS). I was riveted to my seat within two minutes of the movie starting and when it switched to color, I was in awe. The witch scared me to death but it was all so magical: the color, the music, the characters so individual and memorable. Gave me a good cry at the end.
Any movie after that would pale in comparison.
I think that "TWOZ" did it for me, also. We used to watch this on TV all the time when my sister and I were growing up. I can't think of one that I saw in the movie theater that would fit today's Topic...yet.
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Apparently Kine Video is going to be releasing the Hallmark Hall of Fame one hour version of The Fantasticks from 1964 with Bert Lahr, Sterling Holloway, Fernando Lamas, John Davidson, and Susan Watson for home video. :)
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I think new DR Mark needs to post the Pineapple Pie recipe right here. :)
And right now!
8)
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Well of course, you can't have too much of a good thing. Pastel Pasties are even better! :)
Maybe you could do an ad campaign for Amy's Breads:
"I dreamt of eating Amy's Pastrys in my Pastel Pasties"
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If the objective is to scare their customers away? Yes, I could do that!
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TOD
Bambi
(cast still comes to visit)
der Brucer
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Maybe you could do an ad campaign for Amy's Breads:
"I dreamt of eating Amy's Pastrys in my Pastel Pasties"
Well, you could always just go down to the West Village to Myers of Keswick (http://www.myersofkeswick.com/main.asp) and enjoy some Cornish Pasties while wearing your Pastel Pasties.
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And in the West Village, you probably wouldn't be at all out of place! ;D
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And in the West Village, you probably wouldn't be at all out of place! ;D
Remember, dear, you're the one with the pastel pasties :)
der Brucer
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And by "you," of course, I meant "me." ;D
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As for the Topic of the Day...
My parents would take me and my brothers to the movies on a regular basis when we were kids. Sometimes we ended up seeing movies that were more appropriate for them - adults - along with the more appropriate family fare. I don't think we saw anything R-rated... although, I do remember seeing both "Jaws" and "Orca" at a drive-in, so... Hmm... In any case...
I think the two movies that really stuck with me from my childhood are "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind".
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Serving the pineapple pies tonight during what?
The read/sing thru last night sounds like it was lots of fun.
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I saw so many movies on TV when I was little that I have to really think which ones I saw on the B I G screen....so for TOD:
FORBIDDEN PLANET
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Hmmmm....when I right click on a file, my system tries to install Contribute 3 - even though it is already installed.
Some programs say that can be fixed by removing Contribute from the list on a certain program.....but I don't want to un-install it....I am not sure I have the disc to re install it and I have to have it for the PCPH website.
Hmmmm.....
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No thunderstorms predicted for today.
Tonight we do more work on Act One, and perhaps meet our Frank Lubey.
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RE: LEGALLY BLONDE the reality show and what DR FJL wrote.
I guess spoiler space if you don't want to know the premise of last night's show.
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RE: them seeing how the girls would handle a missed line (by their castmate), they do things similar to this on the auditions for I WANNA BE A SOAP STAR. I think it's fair. They have to know how a person reacts to such things. It is live theatre. And such things probably happen a lot. But i totally see why you think it was slightly unfair.
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Jose -
Planning my visit to THE VISIT for June 20-21, expecting to see both the Fri evening and Sat matinee. Any recommendations as to whether to stay in Arlington versus D.C. in terms of hotels? Any Arlington hotel recommendations near the Shirlington area?
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Speaking of the weather DR Jose posted about.
I'm not sure what to make of the weather warnings here.
They say big thunderstorms. Huge gusts of wind.
Tornado warnings (i've never heard of such a thing here).
Hail. It's like 90F degrees out!
The weatherperson on tv said to stay inside.
I can't tell if she is being overly cautious or what.
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DR Jennifer - If you Google turnips and rutabagas, you'll find that they are often "confused" and are used interchangeably a lot of times. In fact, they are sometimes called/labeled/sold as "yellow turnips", and are related since a rutabaga is a cross between a turnip and a cabbage.
It is sort of confusing when you buy veggies here. Because mostly you see their french name.
My mom has made mashed turnip for as long as i can remember. And it's always been the orangy thing your picture said was rutabaga.
They do tasted similar (the white thing i had yesterday which your picture said was turnip) and the yellow/orange rutabaga.
But i am so used to the color being orange!
And the cooking time was so different. I wasn't sure if i should mash the turnip or what! I've never eaten that before. :)
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ALERT FOR HHW OPERA QUEENS BUFFS
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It ain't over 'til the gay cowboy sings - Brokeback Mountain is to be made into an opera
TELEGRAPH (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/2104331/Brokeback-Mountain-to-be-turned-into-an-opera.html)
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN TO BE TURNED INTO AN OPERA
By Stephen Adams, Arts Correspondent
Last updated: 11:52 AM BST 10/06/2008
Brokeback Mountain, the Oscar-winning film about two gay cowboys that starred the late Heath Ledger, is to be made into an opera.
New York City Opera has commissioned the distinguished composer Charles Wuorinen, 70, to pen the operatic version of Annie Proulx's novel.
Gerard Mortier, acting general manager of the New York City Opera, said the production was set to hit the stage for the 2013 spring season.
Mr Wuorinen said: "Ever since encountering Annie Proulx's extraordinary story I have wanted to make an opera on it, and it gives me great joy that Gerard Mortier and New York City Opera have given me the opportunity to do so."
The 2005 film version won three Oscars, with Ang Lee picking up best director, while it also won best adapted screenplay and best music.
It featured the secret love that developed between two ranch hands near the fictional Brokeback Mountain in Wyoming in 1963, with Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in the starring roles.
Australian actor Ledger, 28, who was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in the film, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment in January. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of New York concluded he had accidentally overdosed on legal prescription medication.
Like the film version, the opera will feature a dramatic musical score.
Mr Wuorinen, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1970 for his electronic piece, Time's Ecomium, is renowned for his powerful music.
Described as a "maximalist", he has written for orchestra, bands, chamber ensemble, choruses, keyboard, percussion, and electronics, as well as ballets and operas.
Brokeback Mountain will mark the composer's second world premiere at New York City Opera.
His adaptation of Salman Rushdie's novel, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, premiered there in October 2004.
Casting thoughts?
der Brucer
Nathan who?
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DR Jennifer - As for the Legally Blonde show... Well... I thought it was an interesting twist, however, I think how the people behind the table handled it after the reading was a bit "unfair". First of all, in a real audition - even if the person has been given the scene ahead of time - memorization is not usually required - unless it's asked for specifically, but, in that case, the actor would have more than one day to get the lines down. Additionally, if the "reader" ever skipped or dropped a line, then the reader would be the one to acknowledge that slip first. -Of course, if the reader was reading the script too, well...
I think it would have been a bit "fairer" had Nikki acknowledged the dropped line first - rather than just having all that dead air during the scene. I think it would have been more interesting to see how the potential Elle's reacted to Nikki's admission.
Just my thoughts.
*However, it's been fun reading Nikki's comments on Facebook. ;)
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DR FJL - There are no hotels near Shirlington, unless you want to stay in that Day's Inn off of Glebe Road... No. Crystal City/Arlington would be your best bet in VA. At this time of year, I'd say it's just a matter of what kind of rate you can get. There is no Metro stop near Shirlington/Signature, so you're going to have to cab it either way.
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I'm not dancing as fast as I can!
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I'm not dancing as fast as I can!
Well, then I'm not either...in solidarity! :)
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My memory of Charles Wuorinen's music is that it wasn't much to my liking - so that will probably be the problem, at least for me.
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Perhaps elmore knows his music, too, and can chime in. But the fact is that I have no Charles Wuorinen in my collection, and I pretty much will buy anything that's tonal American classical music, and if it was that sort, I'm pretty sure we'd have put out something of his on Bay Cities.
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Well, then I'm not either...in solidarity! :)
Is it "Slow Dancing" day at HHW?
der Brucer
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Jose - Any thoughts on the Hilton Arlington on North Stafford street, which says it's near the Orange line in the Ballston area. Is that a nice, safe area? (They have some nice rates.)
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Is it "Slow Dancing" day at HHW?
der Brucer
It's too hot outside today to dance fast.
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Jose - Any thoughts on the Hilton Arlington on North Stafford street, which says it's near the Orange line in the Ballston area. Is that a nice, safe area? (They have some nice rates.)
Ballston is very nice. Good mall. Decent restaurants. And just a few stops away from downtown DC.
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DR FJL - Well, Ballston Commons Mall - I think that's what it's called now - is really more just a place where some restaurants and movie theatres are. There are some stores - the anchor store is Macy's - but the last time I was there, shopping seemed to be secondary to the Food Court.
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They refer to it as the "upscale Ballston" area. But it's $129 a night, which seems more reasonable than D.C. - assuming, of course, that Julie and I see THE VISIT twice as planned.
P.S. There's an additional (free to you) ticket, BTW, if you had nothing to do on Fri the 20th. :)
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They refer to it as the "upscale Ballston" area. But it's $129 a night, which seems more reasonable than D.C. - assuming, of course, that Julie and I see THE VISIT twice as planned.
P.S. There's an additional (free to you) ticket, BTW, if you had nothing to do on Fri the 20th. :)
Hmm... And I was planning on heading down there next week to visit my brothers... Hmm....
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Well, I have to run an errand, and, hopefully, it's a little cooler than it was earlier. We shall see.
Laters...
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OH! And DR elmore is back from Show Boat at Carnegie Hall. Hmm...
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Jose - Just let me know. It would be great (and for me, 100% legitimately deductible :) ) if you used the ticket.
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Jose - Just let me know. It would be great (and for me, 100% legitimately deductible :) ) if you used the ticket.
Will do!
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One other comment about seeing THE WIZARD OF OZ in conjunction with some Martin & Lewis movie. When I went to the movies that afternoon, it was ONLY to see M & L (I had a crush on Dean Martin). I had no idea THE WIZARD OF OZ was even going to be showing. And I'm sure I hadn't ever seen it before that day at the movies. I know it premiered on TV in 1956, and that was likely the year I saw it at the movies (it was reissued in 1955-56), but I suspect I didn't see it on TV until its next broadcast because I know it saw it at the movies before I ever saw it on TV.
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Someone on one of those theater boards RAVED about Showboat - said it was the most brilliantly brilliant Showboat.
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Back from the dress rehearsal for SHOW BOAT, tonight's Carnegie Hall concert. Tonight's audience is in for a treat. The cast is large and quite good, the music is mostly well-handled, although a couple of tunes are way too fast, "Queenie's Ballyhoo" and the cakewalk music for "Goodbye My Ladylove." I wonder if that's Gemignani or Robert Longbottom? As a concert it leaves the tres-lousay CAMELOT in the dust. I had a great time, and I saw lots of friends running from the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization to the Bratislava gay porn industry. On a sad note, I saw my friend Charlie Harmon, who was Leonard Bernstein's personal assistant; he's selling his co-op and relocating to Alabama to become an orchestra librarian for one of the symphonies. I will miss him.
Wuorinen's opera of BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN will be a hard listen, I suspect, for both audience and singers. I'll be curious to see how it's cast.
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I began my afternoon watching the next-to-last Season 1 episode of NCIS.
And it was a grand one indeed - made to order for me since the guest stars are two of the hunkiest actors I know: Adam Baldwin and Matt Battaglia.
Good mystery about a Navy SEAL's death while rappelling off a cliff.
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And speaking of THE WIZARD OF OZ. . . .
Page Seven Twister Dance!!!
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Next, I watched three episodes of season two of JERICHO. Great to see them again, more moving this time since I know what's coming for some of the characters.
Alas, the DVDs don't really do the show justice in terms of picture. The outside scenes all have a kind of haze over them that softens the picture markedly. The inside scenes are much better.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 sound is the same as the broadcast version, so it's fine.
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I also listened to about 15 minutes of commentary from each of the first three episodes. I had no idea the actor playing Hawkins was British. He hid his accent very well.
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There are three deleted scenes on disc 1 in the set. I'll watch those tonight after I watch the fourth episode and listen to some commentary.
I was very surprised to note that the first 6 episodes each have a commentary but there is no commentary for the last show of the series! Isn't that strange!
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I also skimmed through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Yep, the previews were true concerning the boys. Oy, what contrivance!
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That raving post about Showboat has, for some reason, disappeared.
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HAPPY 86th, JUDY!![/size][/color]
And a Very Happy 80th Birthday to Maurice Sendak (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Sendak)!
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I've played through the score for tonight's reading and I think I'm remembering things pretty well.
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Apparently Kine Video is going to be releasing the Hallmark Hall of Fame one hour version of The Fantasticks from 1964 with Bert Lahr, Sterling Holloway, Fernando Lamas, John Davidson, and Susan Watson for home video. :)
:D When??
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All you DD fans--I did some comparison shopping, and to my surprise found that DVDPlanet is quite a bit cheaper. When you add in their 20% off sale (reusable code: 20offsale), you'll save quite a bit from DD's prices. Shipping is free if your order is over $35.
NOW you tell me. :-\
However...just yesterday I bought the DVD of Company with Raul Esparza from DeepDiscount (with nothing else) and using the sale code (and no shipping at all) it was only $13.50! The DVDPlanet sale price with the code would be about $13.98 plus shipping.
I'm just sayin'... ::)
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DR George:
I guess you saw that one of your and my guilty pleasure got canceled yesterday: DIRT!
:(
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I checked the cable guide, and the NCIS episode tonight IS a rerun from last season so I won't be watching. With that time freed up, I might be able to finish JERICHO tonight.
At 10, I do plan to watch last night's episode of THE MOLE.
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DR George:
I guess you saw that one of your and my guilty pleasure got canceled yesterday: DIRT!
:(
Yes, I did. :'(
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:D When??
Their website does not yet say. :-\
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I am now the proud owner of eight potato nails.
Anyone wanna come over for a baked potato party?
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You learn the darndest things here at HHW! :D
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Somebody oughta say the sooth! For sooth.
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GONE WITH THE WIND
I remember My Mother about to leave the Theatre with My Sister and I thinking the movie was over when Scarlett exclaimed
"As GOD IS MY WITNESS I'LL NEVER BE HUNGRY AGAIN"
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Marc Bruni picked the girl who got an advantage (who would spend the "quality (learning) time" with Nikki Snelson), and had no say in who got kicked off. Upon seeing the show, I thought Bruni was a real class act, and by the choice he made as to who got the advantage, any thought of a conflict of interest was removed. Very well handled.
What they did to the auditioners durjng the actual audition, on the other hand - SPOILER ALERT
FJL - if you watch the entire auditions on line, the contestants handled it a lot better than it looks from the edit on the show. The one that had to leave did a really good job, but you wouldn't know it from what was aired
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Heading down now to continue with JERICHO.
WBBL.
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I am now the proud owner of eight potato nails.
Anyone wanna come over for a baked potato party?
Be careful that they don't fall into your garbage disposal. That's what was jammed in mine
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Thanks, DR Cillaliz! I'll take note.
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MANY MANY MANY (that's three manys) vibes to DR GINNY ~~~~~~~~~~
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Adios muchachos.....voy a mi casa...
paciencia y fe
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Good Tuesday morning vibes to all. And thank you, Bruce, for the warm welcome.
I'm a longtime errant/truant lurker who has, until now, ignored BK's many pleas to post. "Post," he's implored me and my wife when we've run into him at the Music Center in Los Angeles. "Post," he's demanded when I've run into him and a bunch of merry Hainsies/Kimlets at Musso & Frank's in Hollywood. "Post," he's pleaded in an e-mail.
And so, here it is, my first post.
I think I'll name her Emily.
Welcome, Mark!
What kind of cookie are you?
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I know she will. I hope she'll be there opening night!
On which side of the footlights?
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Do you think that might narrow your potential casting pool?
Not if I work as the Casting Agent.
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On which side of the footlights?
;D
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BEA LILLIE
Is that anything like BEA SANTA?
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Actors who are real and who have enough confidence in themselves not to have to preen and brag. I really loathe the obsession with everything oversized - boobs, guys' privates, whatever - I've never understood it, really. I mean, I also will not cast anyone with huge boobs - not what this is about.
Well, that lets me out!
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Apparently it's Kino Video, and their website does not yet say. :-\
No, Greg emailed me offlist--it is indeed KinEvideo, a private site run by a nice guy who collects old 16mm films and transfers them. I have gotten a bunch of stuff from him over the years.
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I know she will. I hope she'll be there opening night!
Um. I guess that depends where and when.
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I am now the proud owner of eight potato nails.
Anyone wanna come over for a baked potato party?
Yes!
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Welcome to brand new DR Mark!
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Somebody oughta say the sooth! For sooth.
Forsooth, indeed!
I've been trying to guess what joke is replacing The Taming of the Blue.
COMEDY OF EROS?
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PLEASURE FOR PLEASURE?
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A WINTER'S TAIL?
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KING LEER?
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How I used to stare at that album cover in my parents collection when I was a wee sprig of a twig of a lad! :)
It didn't help, did it?
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JULIUS, SEIZE HER!
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S CREAM?
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AS YOU LIKE IT... well...that's pretty good as is...
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I'm thinking of more, but this is a family site...
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT:
Father's Day cards going cross-country should go in the mail very soon! :)
I don't think I could afford the postage on that one.
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I'm listening to Ethel Merman's mid-70s Phase 4 stereo Annie Get Your Gun - she and it are fun.
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We had a lovely evening. After work, my DH and I picked up our friend who is loving away from her soon-to-be-demolished log cabin. A realtor friend let us tour a house that's for sale in Marietta that was built in 1840. It's on a 4-5 acre lot---a 3 story house, with the first floor being rock, so the walls are very thick. The second floor has 14 foot ceilings and the 3rd floor, 8. It is in remarkable condition for its age but still needs lots of work.
There are lots of outbuildings, 2 or 3 made of rock and the rest are of wood. A wellhouse, a chicken house, a horse barn, etc. It was once a large farm but was sold to developers, who, to their credit, saved this house and enough land to give it context. My friend loved it, but it's probably more work than she's up for. The price is abour 500K. Any handyman out there who want to buy a farm?
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Then we went to our friends house who did an amazing restoration on a Victorian home. (They won the preservation award from the State of GA last year). We documented their restoration for 5 years and then I cut it all into a documentary for them. I have to say it's one of my favorite things I've worked on. I like to get a pile of stuff and figure out how to put it together in an entertaining way. The ending is emotional for anyone interested in building preservation.
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Then we had a fabulous dinner of roasted vegetables, chicken salad (deelish!) chocolate cake with orange sherbert with slivers of dark chocolate, impeccably served. Our friend was very happy to be there!
I hope to entertain that well when I grow up!
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Jose -
Planning my visit to THE VISIT for June 20-21, expecting to see both the Fri evening and Sat matinee. Any recommendations as to whether to stay in Arlington versus D.C. in terms of hotels? Any Arlington hotel recommendations near the Shirlington area?
My good friends, Sharry and Micheal, just returned from D.C. While they were there they went and saw their close personal friend Brad Oscar in THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP and then the next day they saw THE VISIT. Sharry described it as one the greatest theater experiences of her life (which is going some). After the show, she and Micheal had a lovely chat with George Hearn.
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Here's a tiny picture of the house for sale:
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our friend who is loving away
That sounds better to me than wasting away. 8)
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What a cool property, DR Edisaurus! :)
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Maybe we can all chip in - that can be the HHW Retirement Home! :)
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It didn't help, did it?
;D
It certainly did not. :)
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Nice Shakespeare riff there, DR Edisaurus!
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That sounds better to me than wasting away. 8)
If you're loving away right, then you would be wasting away!
(These keyboards and their l's and m's so close together....)
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Maybe we can all chip in - that can be the HHW Retirement Home! :)
There is certainly enough room!
But who shall sleep in the chicken coop?
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Next, I watched three episodes of season two of JERICHO. Great to see them again, more moving this time since I know what's coming for some of the characters.
Alas, the DVDs don't really do the show justice in terms of picture. The outside scenes all have a kind of haze over them that softens the picture markedly. The inside scenes are much better.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 sound is the same as the broadcast version, so it's fine.
Matt, is Pam Reed in the second season of JERICHO?
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TOD: HOW THE WEST WAS WON, in Cinerama, in Columbus, Ohio
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What a cool property, DR Edisaurus! :)
Our friend is a gardener. The opportunies there are endless!
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Is it really four o'clock? In one hour people will be here to go over group songs. We really could have done that at six, but what the HELL, we'll do it at five.
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Must...go...home!
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Maybe we can all chip in - that can be the HHW Retirement Home! :)
Count me in! ;)
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I am now the proud owner of eight potato nails.
Anyone wanna come over for a baked potato party?
Will you be smearing them with Crisco?
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I don't know - I just felt like posting "j".
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Will we never get to page ten?
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GONE WITH THE WIND
I remember My Mother about to leave the Theatre with My Sister and I thinking the movie was over when Scarlett exclaimed
"As GOD IS MY WITNESS I'LL NEVER BE HUNGRY AGAIN"
I hoped!
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HEALTH CARE VIBES
AND COMFORT TO
OUR WONDERFUL DR GINNY!
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Is that anything like BEA SANTA?
More like BEA CLOWN.
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We had a lovely evening. After work, my DH and I picked up our friend who is loving away from her soon-to-be-demolished log cabin. A realtor friend let us tour a house that's for sale in Marietta that was built in 1840. It's on a 4-5 acre lot---a 3 story house, with the first floor being rock, so the walls are very thick. The second floor has 14 foot ceilings and the 3rd floor, 8. It is in remarkable condition for its age but still needs lots of work.
Was he loving away when you picked him up?
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Will you be smearing them with Crisco?
Yes, but we're saving the rutabaga just for you! ;)
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But who shall sleep in the chicken coop?
Whoever has been naughty?
Nope. That would be just about everyone.
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--it is indeed KinEvideo
Thanks, DR JMK! :)
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Such odd weather here today!
There was a warning for tornados and severe wind and thunderstorms.
It was pretty bad for a short time. But then it was perfectly fine out.
It was obviously not so good in some places near here. It was very windy and 4 trucks overturned on the champlain bridge (a bridge that goes to the South Shore from montreal). And they had to close it!
I just couldn't believe how nice it was by 4pm.
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Yes, but we're saving the rutabaga just for you! ;)
I know dear, as hostess, you get first dibs on the eggplant!
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re: the mole (no spoilers)
I am always curious if the mole is actually noticeably screwing up (i think not). To me it should be things that people can't see.
I see many people obviously screwing up. But i suspect they are either not physically fit and cannot handle that challenge. Or they are purposely trying to get people to vote for them as the mole.
They announced that you could take the quiz at abc.com. I am curious if they let you actually take it and give you a score. That would to really awesome if they did that.
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I know dear, as hostess, you get first dibs on the eggplant!
Well, yes. :) But I have class. I call it aubergine. ;)
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Well, yes. :) But I have class. I call it aubergine. ;)
Class or just pretentious??
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He did this in England with a revival of THE SOUND OF MUSIC to huge success. The TV show garnered great ratings, and the show was a sell-out smash hit.
It's what prompted NBC to try the same thing with GREASE (to mediocre TV ratings but certainly a surprising success on Broadway, much more successful than I ever would have thought with those leads and with the withering reviews it received.)
The new UK version is a Search for Nancy!
(I'm not sure if DR td has auditioned) :)
Yes! Cameran is restaging "Oliver" for the Christmas season
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There is certainly enough room!
But who shall sleep in the chicken coop?
We'll let the E&T toss for it.
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Just awaiting the arrival of singers. After today, while I'll have various writing things to attend to, and the Kevin Spirtas/Sean McDermott show to start assembling, the next thing I'll need to focus on is the staged reading of the musical I'm mentoring. I'm not sure how "staged" it will be - I know we'll do the usual music stands and mics thing, but there are a couple of group numbers I'll probably have some fun with. That will rehearse end of July, just a couple of rehearsals and then two showings of it.
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Welcome thirteen GUESTS.
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Whoever has been naughty?
Nope. That would be just about everyone.
Well, to be honest, no one has been quite so naughty as you! :-*
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It will be fun to see the always-lovely Bridget Hanley this evening. Barry Pearl will be back, as will Alet Taylor and her ever-lovin' Andy.
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Well, yes. :) But I have class. I call it aubergine. ;)
Have you a recipe for "Aubergine Parmesan", then?
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Have you a recipe for "Aubergine Parmesan", then?
No, but I have a recipe for disaster! :)
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I think I just discovered why DR JoseSPiano is watching "Nashville Star."
Justin Gaston. And the adventurous can see his underwear modeling here (http://www.queerty.com/)!
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It didn't occur to me that so many DRs would be influenced by TV viewing for the TOTD. We didn't have TV in OZ until I was 11. In a way I'm rather pleased that my first memories of the MAGIC had to be from a big screen. I think I may have been in my teens before we have a TV set.
Sometimes it's good to be old.
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Evening all. First of all, vibes to dear Ginny!!!
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We had a lovely day celebrating Anthony's natal day. I slept late. We ate breakfast. He received a phone call and then we went downtown to the Tenement Museum, a fascinating place on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The organization has taken a building constructed in 1863, which was a tenement until 1935 when the city declared it could no longer be a multiple family dwelling, and turned it into a museum.
We pickd up our tickets for the 1:20 tour and then had lunch at a very nice place down the street from TTM. I had a spinach salad with goat cheese, sun-dried tomatoes and carmelized onions. Anthony had a turky sandwich with avacado and quince paste on a baguette. We then walked back to the musuem and took a 2 hour tour focusing on two families that lived in the building at some point. One family from 1890 to about 1905 and another family from about 1906 to around 1941 (even though it couldn't be a multiple family dwelling one of the last tenants stayed in the building until 1941). It is/was a horribly hot day here in Manhattan but the tour was still wonderful and actually, the lack of air conditioning made it more realistic when we were in the tenement since they would not have had any kind of AC while living/working in their 2-room apartments. It was quite a wonderful experience. We then went back uptown to Fashion Institute of Technology and saw an exhibit in their museum called Arbiters of Taste. Another excellent tour. There was fashion from the late 1760s up to the present, all authentic and some pieces were really beautiful.
We then walked (in this heat) to one of our favorite restaurants, Wai Cafe, and had a dinner of gazpacho and I had a BLT and Anthony had tuna salad. After that we walked over to Books of Wonder, a children's bookstore in Chelsea. We went to the Cupcake Cafe portion of the store and had wonderful cupcakes for dessert. A perfect way to end the day out.
Anthony is watching his British mystery right now and after that he will open his cards and presents. Who knows what will happen after that.
That, by the way, is why I was away all day.
Later, gaters.
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Birthday wishes from OZ to DP Anthony.
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HAPPIEST OF BIRTHDAYS TO DP ANTHONY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
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Hmm, don't know where the 11 came in there, lol
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A Very Happy Birthday to DR Ben's DP Anthony!!
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Sounds like you two gentlemen had a really lovely day! :)
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
ANTHONY!
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Coleslaw, you can have underwear boy.
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Happy Happy Birthday, Anthony!!!!
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Happy birthday, Anthony!
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BK - That post must have been taken off that chat board because that board has a general rule (evenhanded for both positive and negative appraisals) that invited dress rehearsals that are not "open to the paying public" can't be discussed on that board.
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Edi - Did you mean to say ASS YOU LIKE IT, or AS YOU LICK IT, or some combination of those? If you did, well, shame on you.
:)
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Blurb number one has arrived and here it is:
Fans of mysteries, especially West Coast-centric mysteries, rejoice! The irrepressible and irresistible teenage sleuth Adriana Hofstetter is back, with funny-snarky attitude, 40s wardrobe, hippy-dip but caring mom and BFF Billy Feldman intact, and a puzzling new murder to occupy her summer vacation. This time the scene is L.A.’s super mall, The Grove, with Adriana forced to deal with such alien (to her) contemporary concepts as iPods, YouTube and FaceBook to catch the killer of an Apple Store employee. Put away that new iPhone and enjoy.”
Dick Lochte, author of SLEEPING DOG and CROAKED!
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Loved loved loved Bridget Hanley in SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY in L.A. about six years ago!
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Nice blurb, BK!
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I think I just discovered why DR JoseSPiano is watching "Nashville Star."
Justin Gaston. And the adventurous can see his underwear modeling here (http://www.queerty.com/)!
And if you scroll down the page a little...can we say STUNT C*CK (http://www.queerty.com/giant-penis-seeks-experienced-vagina-20080610/)?? :o (not safe for work...but funny)
;D
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Thanks to DRs Cillaliz, TCB, and Ben for the vibes. I also just had a nice email from DR Jane and in my reply I told her how much we miss her here.
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Thanks to DRs Cillaliz, TCB, and Ben for the vibes. I also just had a nice email from DR Jane and in my reply I told her how much we miss her here.
And where is our DR Nursie?
Best wishes for tomorrow, Ginny!
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Thanks, DR Elmore! DR Jane said a while ago that she was taking a computer break.
There was a picture in today's Middletown Journal that I'm going to cut out and send to you. There are a couple of people you know in it.
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Well, I'm off. Have a good evening, all. :)
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Vibes to you, DR Ginny!!!
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Thank you, DR Laura. Don't think I'll be going for any nature walks for a while, but I'll look forward to photos from yours.
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I mostly look at my feet these days, so I don't get distracted and slow down.
But maybe Friday I'll go for a fun walk.
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Welcome, Mark!
What kind of cookie are you?
Thank you for the welcome, TCB!
I am … a pie cookie.
"Pie cookie" is a termed coined by my Mom, who would gather up scraps of leftover pie dough and make little sugar/cinnamon cookies for me. They resembled tiny cinnamon rolls, because of the spiral center.
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We're waiting on Barry Pearl, and Alet and Andy Taylor - Alet's car stalled, so Andy had to gather her up - but that was forty minutes ago, and they should be here any minute. And then we'll read this thing. It's longer than Nudie Musical, so I'm not sure when we'll finish it.
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Welcome, DR Mark!
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"Pie cookie" is a termed coined by my Mom, who would gather up scraps of leftover pie dough and make little sugar/cinnamon cookies for me. They resembled tiny cinnamon rolls, because of the spiral center.
In my family, those were (and still are) called Wound Cookies, because my mother wound them up, sliced them, and baked them.
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Thank you for the welcome, DR Ginny.
Wound cookies ... that's fascinating. I've never known anyone else who's had a "pie cookie" equivalent.
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OZ vibes for DR Ginny
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Thank you, DR Tomovoz - how are you today?
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Hello DR Ginny.
Less "troubled" I guess. Sometimes we just need time to process events and adjust to realities.
And of course we all want to change things that are not within our powers! Life just unfolds as it was meant to do.
No wonder the first musical I ever saw was "Kismet".
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I use my left over dough to make small "cookies" for my Dog!
(Not that I cook much - my rare cooking is usually in the manufacture of Scones (the type that would be served with jam and clotted cream in Devon!).
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DR Ginny - I just purchased (I really should join a library) the third book in the Robin Hobb series "The Liveship Traders".
Who'd have thought I would certainly start reading Fantasy novels etc. Well I would not have considered a few years back!
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I'm also reading "Breath" by Oz Writer Tim Winton. His writing is beautiful but I feel as I've been down the same path before - a few times.
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And now a lunch break in OZ!
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Good Evening!
We just had a line of storms move through. Lots of wind and rain, but, thankfully, the power stayed on - even after some quite brilliant strikes of lightning.
And now it's supposedly 20 degrees cooler outside right now. :)
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DR Ginny - I forget - When do you go in for your procedure?
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DP ANTHONY!!!!!
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I think I just discovered why DR JoseSPiano is watching "Nashville Star."
Justin Gaston. And the adventurous can see his underwear modeling here (http://www.queerty.com/)!
Um. I wasn't watching "Nashville Star". And I still don't think I will, but Thanks! ;)
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And now a lunch break in OZ!
Bon Appetit!
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When I last checked DR Jose's bench it was still unoccupied!
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~~~~~GOOD MENTORED-MUSICAL READING VIBES TO BK AND COMPANY~~~~~
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Thank you DR Jose
A winter's day - home made soup calls.
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I mostly look at my feet these days, so I don't get distracted and slow down.
But maybe Friday I'll go for a fun walk.
WARNING!!!! Looking only at your feet can result in running into things directly ahead of you!!!
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Welcome, new DR Mark
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DR Ginny - I forget - When do you go in for your procedure?
Tomorrow morning - I've just had my last food and water until it's over.
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WARNING!!!! Looking only at your feet can result in running into things directly ahead of you!!!
Like people on bicycles.
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Matt, is Pam Reed in the second season of JERICHO?
In what role? I don't remember her name in the credits, but I could have missed it.
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'night!
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I spent all evening with the remaining episodes of JERICHO. The series really was a wonderfully made action-adventure show, and since the second season was reduced to seven episodes, there isn't an ounce of fat anywhere to be seen in the plotting. Very slick, fast-moving, and some really riveting episodes.
Loved that stand-off at the medical center.
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~~~~PEACEFUL PRE-OP SLEEP VIBES TO DR GINNY~~~~~
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The two-disc set offers a total of 14 deleted/extended scenes. Some are seconds long and other last three or four minutes. There is commentary with everyone of them, too (if you want to listen to it; it can be turned off).
BTW, the final episode also has a commentary, so that means every one of the seven episodes has commentary from various people connected with the show.
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There are two documentaries on the second disc. The first is about a half hour summarizing the production of the second season. Some pretty good behind-the-scenes stuff that I enjoyed watching.
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The other was about 9 minutes on the "peanut" campaign that won the show a second season after CBS had canceled it. Nice summary of what happened and the principal people behind the effort to get the show back on the air.
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I have two Criterions on their way to me, but since they won't get here until Firday at the earliest, I think I'll take tomorrow off and watch some stuff for fun. (Of course, if other things come in the mail, those plans will change).
I have one more NCIS episode from season 1 to watch and, of course, THE MOLE from Monday which I didn't get to tonight.
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Welcome to new DR MARK...
Happy Birthday to Anthony DP of DR BEN.
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Rehearsals are moving right along with the only unknown being who will be sick and miss rehearsal each night.....it's someone new each time.
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I think I just discovered why DR JoseSPiano is watching "Nashville Star."
Justin Gaston. And the adventurous can see his underwear modeling here (http://www.queerty.com/)!
That ain't modeling - that's showing off! :o
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Page 12 Showboat Dance.
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Yes, I still love the magic of movies. What I have become disenchanted with is the movie audience. I would love to go to the movie theatre regularly to enjoy a movie with a group of people.....and group.....not a room full of individuals with no regard for those around them.
One thoughtless selfish person can ruin a showing for the rest of the audience.....and so....I sit at home to watch a movie....the magic is still there, but it is so much more fun when it is a shared experience....
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And now I am back to watching some movies starring Miss Mamie Van Doren....courtesy DR MBARNUM. She certainly was prolific, even if she wasn't discriminating in her choice of roles.
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Like people on bicycles.
Did you run into someone on a bicycle :o ;D
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The floods in Iowa are really getting bad. There are towns being evacuated, towns where they can't drink the water etc... here's some if the coverage http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage and the forecast is more rain and severe weather. We've been ok so far, but could get over 3 inches of rain tomorrow night so who knows.
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In my family, those were (and still are) called Wound Cookies
Ginny, I hope you have lots of cookies tomorrow to help you deal with your wound!
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A friend of mine's daughter used to like to make "scab cake" (slightly less disgusting than Der B's kitty litter cake). It was something like a yellow cake with red crumbly stuff on the top and a custard center that oozed when you cut it open. Disgusting...and DELICIOUS!
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I'm heading downstairs to bed now.
Good night!
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Did you run into someone on a bicycle :o ;D
Actually, I think the bicyclist would run into me.
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Um, I'm not so sure that the scab cake is any less disgusting.
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Actually, I think the bicycliest would run into me.
I was hit by a bicycle messenger in New York during one of our HHW gatherings, but I wasn't looking at my feet.
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They are pretty assertive, from what I saw.
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Edi - Did you mean to say ASS YOU LIKE IT, or AS YOU LICK IT, or some combination of those? If you did, well, shame on you.
I was trying to stay within the family site demographics!
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I think running over or into people could probably be called aggressive rather than assertive ;)
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Time to hunker down for a book at bedtime.
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It's fascinating to me, the flooding in Wisconsin is so bad the lakes are literally disappearing...ok one lake...towns are being evacuated in Iowa, bridges are being washed out etc...yet I really don't see much about it at all on the national news.
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Not a word about it on the Arizona newspaper website.
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Here it is on the Chicago Tribune site - the story about the lake that disappeared...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-061008-lake-delton-flood-,0,5528045.story (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-061008-lake-delton-flood-,0,5528045.story)
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I have also been ping-ponging between review DVDs, in this case massive boxed sets of Prehistoric Earth, Robin of Sherwood and Mannix Season 1. I finally stopped for a while and downloaded the new firmware for my Samsung duo-format HD player and, true to their word, the latest upgrade contains "Bonus View," the new interactive mode for Blu-Ray. It was wild watching the first few minutes of National Treasure 2 with it on--so many options were popping up here and there it was hard to keep up with them all. The kids of course were screaming at me to give them the remote. :) To quote Charlton Heston, "From my cold, dead hands....."
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To all the Dear Readers who sent welcome wishes today to this longtime lurker, thank you!
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Back from a little late supper with Mr. Pearl. I shall now write some very quick notes.