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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were beefy and had a certain Wellington flavor, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're in Wellington right now, trying to get served.
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And the word of the day is: HANDSEL!
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What the heck is going on? All this time has passed since our esteemed BK posted his notes, and I'm the first one to post post BK?
This smacks of Wussburger Wellington!
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Beef Wellington had an interesting career in porn, starting in the late '70s after his catering career waned. Audiences thrilled to his crusty exterior, and applauded that tasty little bit of mushroom he'd kept hidden beneath the wrappings.
:o
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I dreamed of you last night, BK! It all had to do with your reading of FNM. You had something like thirty caterers out on your patio, all kvetching about how hard it was going to be serving the fifteen people in your living room.
The view from your patio of the Pacific Ocean was beautiful, btw. I hadn't realized that the Pacific Ocean could be seen from the City of Studio, but the colors of the sunset were marvelous.
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Time to head to work. Tomorrow is the audit.
Hasta.
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Wednesday morning greetings!
Thank you to DRs Edi and Jose for last night's vibes. I slept better than expected and am now "in the NO."
NO make-up
NO jewelry
NO coffee
That last one is killin' me.
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Off to you-know-where for you-know-what.
Bye for now!
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Morning all.
I'm back at the office.
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Dear Tom of Oz, we love scones in Chelsea!!!
There is a wonderful baker at the Greenmarket who makes delicious scones, both savory and sweet. I usually get a cheddar and green scallion scone and then a sweet scone and we have the savory one for lunch (with a salad) and the sweet one with jam and butter for Sunday breakfast. We would love to try your scones (is that a euphemism?)
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So here we are at Post No. 10 and I'm about to leave.
I have much work and an all staff meeting this morning. We are to meet the new President of our organization. He takes over officially October 1st but since he's been officially chosen it's time for the staff to officially meet him.
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Quote from MattH.
In what role? I don't remember her name in the credits, but I could have missed it.
I believe she played Gail Green. I never watched the show, so I am not sure who Gail Green was character-wise. She may have been the wife of Gerald McRaney?
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Mark, you can add me to the list of having a mother who made pie crust cookies with cinnamon and sugar. If she had a name for those little pinwheels, I don't remember it, but that was part of the fun when she baked pies.
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And the word of the day is: HANDSEL!
And The Song Of The Day Is: GIFT OF LOVE
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Gee, this may be one of the more exciting mornings I have spent at HHW. Just me and my shadow.
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And The Song Of The Day Is: GIFT OF LOVE
Good morning, Arnold, you snuck on when I wasn't looking.
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HANDSEL
and Gretel ?
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Good morning, Arnold, you snuck on when I wasn't looking.
And A Good Morning To You !!
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Good morning, all! I have little to report. I have to finish one Kip Wilborn chart and begin the next. Tomorrow the Daniel Rodriguez medley arrives.
That's my day. I'm staying in. Tomorrow I must brave the heat for Toyland and the NYPL.
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Well, I intended to login early this morning and post ***ADDITIONAL AND CONTINUING VIBES*** to and for DR Ginny on the morning of her surgery, but last night's storm knocked out our Internet connection at home.
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Good morning, everyone! I didn't have a chance to sign on yesterday. I have good news! I have an interview today so great vibes my way would be much appreciated! I'm still working at the old job but they are really great about my starting to interview elsewhere. I will let you all know what happens. It is a temp to hire position however but pays pretty good. We shall see...
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SUCCESSFUL JOB VIBES TO DR JULIEC40!
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Job hunting vibes to JulieC40
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DR's Singday, TCB, and FJL, Thanks so much! I'm crossing my fingers. It would be nice to leave this job I'm in and go directly to another without having to wait. I hate being off work for too long, ya know?
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You know, that beef looks really disgusting! *lol* Anyhow, I'm signing off for now...heading to work! Will sign on later!
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TOD: Ask bk:
Onstage or off, have you ever had the opportunity to throw a pie in anyone's face? Have you ever been the recipient of a pie in the face?
And how were last night's homemade pineapple pies?
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Job interview vibes for Julie!!
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Is there going to be tofu wellington for us vegetarians? I'm absolutely positive BK will want to try some.
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Quote from MattH.I believe she played Gail Green. I never watched the show, so I am not sure who Gail Green was character-wise. She may have been the wife of Gerald McRaney?
If she was Skeet Ulrich's mother (and I believe she was), she was in one episode, a very important one near the end of the season. She's only in two scenes, but they are memorable moments.
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Page Two Tin Man Dance!!!
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Good morning!
A few degrees cooler today (still in the 90s, though) and they're saying there might be some rain this afternoon. I did hear thunder in the far distance last night, but the showers missed us. Maybe today. We could sure use a break.
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Yes, DR JMK, that BD-J stuff on NATIONAL TREASURE 2 came fast and furiously, much more so than on ENCHANTED.
Good for Samsung for issuing firmware updates on their equipment. I wish all electronic companies would be more conscientious about that.
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As of now, I have a play day for viewing and am trying to sort out my options. At some point today (if all goes according to plan), I'll be watching the Blu-ray of COMPANY. I have the sDVD of ROBIN AND THE SEVEN HOODS that I'd like to watch today, too. (I've been humming "Style" all morning, absolutely my favorite song from the score of that movie.)
I'll be finishing up the last episode of season 1 of NCIS today while I cook and eat lunch. So, lots to see today.
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Nothing on TV for me tonight, but I will watch Monday night's THE MOLE tonight for sure.
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All alone, I'm so all alone. . . .
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TOD: Ask bk:
Onstage or off, have you ever had the opportunity to throw a pie in anyone's face? Have you ever been the recipient of a pie in the face?
And how were last night's homemade pineapple pies?
Oh, I forgot to mention the pies - they were excellent and everyone loved them and ate them all up.
I can't remember if I put the pie throwing incident in Kritzerland or not, but I did a talent contest with my then best friend (I was probably twelve) at the Pan Pacific Theater - we did a knockoff of The Honeymooners, and at the end we did a huge pie throwing thing - I loved Soupy Sales and the Stooges. Little did I know that they used shaving cream as the basis for their pies - I went out and bought five real lemon-meringue pies. They HURT! But it was funny and we won the contest.
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Vibes for the interview DR JulieC40!
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All alone, I'm so all alone. . . .
No one is alone.
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And vibes for Ginny, too!
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BK, have you ever watched THE BRADY BUNCH tv series?
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Welcome twelve GUESTS.
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On tv tonight:
2 hours of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
the series finale of MEN IN TREES
the finale (here) of LIFE (i'm really liking this show)
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BK, have you ever watched THE BRADY BUNCH tv series?
I've seen a few episodes, but I wasn't attached to it or anything.
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I've seen a few episodes, but I wasn't attached to it or anything.
I was worried that you might not enjoy the musical version if you hadn't seen the TV series.
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Make that thirteen GUESTS.
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Yes, DR JMK, that BD-J stuff on NATIONAL TREASURE 2 came fast and furiously, much more so than on ENCHANTED.
Good for Samsung for issuing firmware updates on their equipment. I wish all electronic companies would be more conscientious about that.
It was interesting that Enchanted's "game" always worked on our player, but the National Treasure "bonus view" stuff didn't until this upgrade last night.
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Vibes for Ginny!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Here it is Wednesday, June 11th.
What day and date is it there?
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A co-worker called me to let me know he won't be in for a while. A wildfire is blazing about a quarter-mile from his house. He and his wife packed their most essential valuables in her car and she went to work.
He is waiting it out. He can see the firefighters working hard to contain/put out the blaze, but he doesn't take anything for granted. He will stay by his home until he's either ordered to leave or until he knows, one way or the other, if the fire is contained or if his home is in its path.
I hate this part of being in California. Everything is very dry and the fire season has started way early. We've also had high winds the past couple of days, and they complicate firefighting efforts dramatically.
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Send us some "wet", Jrand and Cillaliz!
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What day and date is it there?
You mean, inside my own little world? What the voices in my head say it is?
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***SAFETY VIBES*** to DR Ron Pulliam's colleague!
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I guess I'll head down now to check the mail (my fun afternoon and evening depend on it) and then think about lunch preparation.
WBBL.
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Scanning photos for my cousin.
Sounds like the reading went well last night.....making changes that are welcomed is always nice....as opposed to the way some changes are met.
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Vibes for DR GINNY.
Job vibes for DR JULIEC40......remember the Mercury retrograde
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Flood vibes to DR CILLA LIZ and Iowa.....rivers are cresting in Indiana today with the expected results.
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Gordon Ramsey always seems to have Beef Wellington on the menu on Hell's Kitchen. It is a classic, I suppose. I'm curious to know how one can tell if it's done if it is enclosed in puff pastry.
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DR JEANNE - my cousin Lana wore her white fur to the prom, too....but I think hers was a jacket rather than a stole.
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If I remember Beef Wellington correctly, the dough is just around the edges of the meat, and there is a layer of pate between dough and meat. I had it at the late great Perino's and somewhere on the Sunset Strip - and both times it was really faboo.
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Welcome fifteen GUESTS.
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I think I didn't get enough sleep, and I think I'm past the age where I can eat pepperoni after two in the afternoon.
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DR JRand...love the snapshot of cousin Lana!
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It is from 1961, DR MBARNUM.....thanks.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I'm wondering if anyone in NYC sells Pineapple Pie.
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I think I didn't get enough sleep, and I think I'm past the age where I can eat pepperoni after two in the afternoon.
Tums.
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Gordon Ramsey always seems to have Beef Wellington on the menu on Hell's Kitchen. It is a classic, I suppose. I'm curious to know how one can tell if it's done if it is enclosed in puff pastry.
Well, to see how Gordon Ramsay prepares his version of Beef Wellington, just CLICK HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHQNV_5wozg).
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I see Beef Wellington on menus every now and then. Maybe I'll order it the next time I see it. -I think the last time I had Beef Wellington was at a New Year's Eve celebration about 15 years ago.
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Do they also serve Beef Mediumwellington and Beef Rarington?
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It is from 1961, DR MBARNUM.....thanks.
Interestingly, that's the same year most of MBarnum's interviewees first started collecting Social Security. ;D
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DR MBarnum's interviewees, or his dates?
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~~~~~SAFE FROM HARM VIBES FOR DR RON PULLIAM'S CO-WORKER~~~~~
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HHW shall have a grand Tony night par-tay, no? :)
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And 1961 is the same upside down.
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Hmm... Maybe I'll head to Barney Greengrass (http://www.barneygreengrass.com/welcome.php) today for the 100 Year Anniversary Celebration for lunch - or at least to see how long the lines are. To celebrate their 100 Year Anniversary, they are rolling back their prices to what they were in 1908! That's a lotta smoked fish!
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re: the new Annie recording:
I hate the "additional" new orchestrations - they turn the original pit band "sound" of Phil Lang into muzak. Also, the Bratislava musicians play the notes on the page, but to me they don't have the sense of this style of music. It just sounds "off" to me, somehow. The child playing the title role is fine, but is none too subtle. I dislike the singing voices of most of the other actors in the leading roles. The choral arrangements have been gussied up, too - and not always for the best. When I want to listen to this score, I'll return to the OBC.
The booklet is done nicely, and it is good to have recordings on the supplemental disc of some of the songs for Annie 2.
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Taylor Hicks IS Teen Angel... ;)
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DR Matthew - What were you doing at DCA? ;)
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re: the new Annie recording:
I hate the "additional" new orchestrations - they turn the original pit band "sound" of Phil Lang into muzak. Also, the Bratislava musicians play the notes on the page, but to me they don't have the sense of this style of music. It just sounds "off" to me, somehow. The child playing the title role is fine, but is none too subtle. I dislike the singing voices of most of the other actors in the leading roles. The choral arrangements have been gussied up, too - and not always for the best. When I want to listen to this score, I'll return to the OBC.
The booklet is done nicely, and it is good to have recordings on the supplemental disc of some of the songs for Annie 2.
I agree about the orchestrations, while they sound full and such, I miss this ricked-y sound of the OBC. The extra choral parts have been added through the years as I recognize the "new" parts on the recording as things I've heard before. I love Annie and it's great to have a complete recording of the score.
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Teen Angel in the original song by Mark Dinning is a GIRL!!!!! GREASE has perpetuated a false premise.
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re: the new Annie recording:
I hate the "additional" new orchestrations - they turn the original pit band "sound" of Phil Lang into muzak. Also, the Bratislava musicians play the notes on the page, but to me they don't have the sense of this style of music. It just sounds "off" to me, somehow. The child playing the title role is fine, but is none too subtle. I dislike the singing voices of most of the other actors in the leading roles. The choral arrangements have been gussied up, too - and not always for the best. When I want to listen to this score, I'll return to the OBC.
The booklet is done nicely, and it is good to have recordings on the supplemental disc of some of the songs for Annie 2.
Agreed. The "band" does not swing.
Alas, due to lots of tweaking over the years, from what I understand, the choral arrangements on the recording are now THE choral arrangements for anyone mounting a "first class" productions - whatever that means nowadays.
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DR Matthew - What were you doing at DCA? ;)
DCA - as in Disney's California Adventure - and at the time of the Facebook update, we were lounging in the shade having a beer and then switched to wine.
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DCA - as in Disney's California Adventure - and at the time of the Facebook update, we were lounging in the shade having a beer and then switched to wine.
AH! For some reason, I had thought you had made a last-minute trip east. Gotcha.
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AH! For some reason, I had thought you had made a last-minute trip east. Gotcha.
You would be the first to know! :P
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I think at the next HHW reunion we should have a "Scab" cake and a "Kitty Litter" cake side by side, to judge which is the more gruesome. :)
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I think at the next HHW reunion we should have a "Scab" cake and a "Kitty Litter" cake side by side, to judge which is the more gruesome. :)
And/or we could put the real next thing next to the fake-food creation, and see who can tell the difference.
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Good news from/for my co-worker. The blaze was put out and firefighters will remain in the area to ensure it doesn't flare up again...at least for the next 24 hours.
He's relieved.
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And/or we could put the real next thing next to the fake-food creation, and see who can tell the difference.
Oh, goody....let's do this at your place, then!
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Am I remembering correctly (or not) that Deep Discount has an annual 40%-off Criterion sale?
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Good news from/for my co-worker. The blaze was put out and firefighters will remain in the area to ensure it doesn't flare up again...at least for the next 24 hours.
He's relieved.
Finally some good news, somewhere in the world! :)
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Very hot here today.....and no rain expected....until tomorrow and Friday. Selling tickets for FOOTLOOSE tonight, so good weather would be most appreciated.
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Good morning, everyone! I didn't have a chance to sign on yesterday. I have good news! I have an interview today so great vibes my way would be much appreciated! I'm still working at the old job but they are really great about my starting to interview elsewhere. I will let you all know what happens. It is a temp to hire position however but pays pretty good. We shall see...
~~~Super Job Vibes for JulieC40!!~~~
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~~~Continued Vibes for DR Ginny!!~~~
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Back from one errand. Next up is late breakfast with Lauren - I shall only eat eggs - either Hugo's Pasta Papa or some sort of bacon and eggs.
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Where's the Beef (Wellington) in Los Angeles?
It's apparently on the menu at:
Le Petit Chateau
4615 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91602
1.818.769.1812
http://www.lepetitchateau.org
The menu description:
La Mignonette de Boeuf, Lord Wellington
(filet mignon, wrapped in a pastry shell with paté)
$29.95
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Last night, I came home from work and didn't turn on my computer. I just started watching "Little Big Man," starring Dustin Hoffman. I love this movie. I had recorded it from TCM on my DVR and had set my DVD burner to record it from the DVR so that I could burn a DVD of it. While watching it last night (from the DVD burner hard drive), I was also setting chapter breaks for the DVD that I burned after watching it. :)
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A review of the Beef Wellington-serving Le Petit Chateau, posted Oct. 27, 2007, on the chowhound.com Web site:
Lord Wellington Has a Beef With Me
After several years we made it back out to North Hollywood for a little time warp food at Le Petit Chateau. Beef Wellington was the goal and we scored like David Beckham (before he went on injured reserve) on a penalty shot. The filet they used was top notch, and they cooked it a beautiful rare to med. rare - as ordered. A little boat of bordelaise sauce, some nicely underdone baby vegetables and some potatoes au gratin rounded out the meal. My wife, who cannot get enough pate, acutally had the pate appetizer before the Welly came and I tried their Caesar salad which has a really tasty dressing with enough zing to satisfy my palate. We ended with their bread pudding. The next time we intend on closing with the crepe suzette for two. With 2 before dinner drinks, one glass of cabernet and coffee for both of us we were out the door for $130, plus tip.
Our waiter, (John) was great. This is a place that gives not even the slightest whiff of snobbery, and they set you up with glasses of iced tap water followed by a little amuse to start, (crepe wrapped salmon mousse).
If you like Wellington this is the best place we have found, by far. And we have tried it at Bistro Garden, 4 Seasons in B. Hills, and Josie (those were all by special arrangement). We are going back next month to do it again, (in fact we made the reservation before we left to come home).
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Where's the Beef
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After "Little Big Man," I watched "Death at a Funeral," that I've had from Netflix for several weeks. ::) Now, I can turn it in and get another movie. Last month, I changed my Netflix account to only have one movie at a time, mainly because I don't watch them right away after I get them. I recently realized that I don't need to pay $18+ to have three movies for several weeks without watching them when I can pay just $10 or so to hang on to one movie at a time. ;)
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Indeed! ;D
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And that was my evening. Now...I'm off to work!
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And 1961 is the same upside down.
I just stood on my head in my cubicle, and darned if you aren't right! ;)
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Have you had your Wafels & Dinges[/color] (http://wafelsanddinges.com/) today?
:)
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And 1961 is the same upside down.
Just another synchroncity with the interviewees. :o
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Just another synchroncity with the interviewees. :o
Before, after, or during the interviews?
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And the water just keeps getting higher -this is from Iowa City
http://www.press-citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
Des Moines streets are now filling with water.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage
Cedar Rapids evacuating
http://www.gazetteonline.com/
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Oh yeah, and the forecast is for lots of rain
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I keep forgetting to say my welcome to new Dear Reader Mark!
Welcome, you will like it here!
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This is in the Gazette, sort of sums it all up
"Updated June 11. 2008 7:40AM
Forecast: You're not going to want to read this"
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This is in the Gazette, sort of sums it all up
"Updated June 11. 2008 7:40AM
Forecast: You're not going to want to read this"
YIKES!! :o
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This is in the Gazette, sort of sums it all up
"Updated June 11. 2008 7:40AM
Forecast: You're not going to want to read this"
Well, I hope people do read that and prepare and take care of themselves accordingly.
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And I know it's not Friday, but I have to say the newest Sergio Mendes album, "Encanto" - Caliente!
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Well, I hope people do read that and prepare and take care of themselves accordingly.
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Oh they will. The weather changes so much her and so fast that everyone pays attention. I was really involved at the lakes during the floods of '93. Everyone pretty much stopped whatever they were doing, put on gloves and joined the sandbagging.
We might get up to 3 inches of rain tonight here. I'm starting to worry a little about the Missouri - haven't looked at it in awhile, think I'll go drive down there and see what's happening
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A review of the Beef Wellington-serving Le Petit Chateau, posted Oct. 27, 2007, on the chowhound.com Web site:
Lord Wellington Has a Beef With Me
After several years we made it back out to North Hollywood for a little time warp food at Le Petit Chateau. Beef Wellington was the goal and we scored like David Beckham (before he went on injured reserve) on a penalty shot. The filet they used was top notch, and they cooked it a beautiful rare to med. rare - as ordered. A little boat of bordelaise sauce, some nicely underdone baby vegetables and some potatoes au gratin rounded out the meal. My wife, who cannot get enough pate, acutally had the pate appetizer before the Welly came and I tried their Caesar salad which has a really tasty dressing with enough zing to satisfy my palate. We ended with their bread pudding. The next time we intend on closing with the crepe suzette for two. With 2 before dinner drinks, one glass of cabernet and coffee for both of us we were out the door for $130, plus tip.
Our waiter, (John) was great. This is a place that gives not even the slightest whiff of snobbery, and they set you up with glasses of iced tap water followed by a little amuse to start, (crepe wrapped salmon mousse).
If you like Wellington this is the best place we have found, by far. And we have tried it at Bistro Garden, 4 Seasons in B. Hills, and Josie (those were all by special arrangement). We are going back next month to do it again, (in fact we made the reservation before we left to come home).
Aside from the faux "reviewer" prose, it sounds very good, although I don't do rare to medium rare - I like my meat COOKED, baby, not moving around on the plate.
Certainly it's close by, and I'm sure I've been in the restaurant several times - if it's what I'm thinking it is, it's literally just up the street from Universal Studios - I'll check it out on yelp, too.
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The "You're Not Going to Want to Read This"....will insure that everyone will read it . :)
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McDonald's serves a pineapple pie overseas? Who knew? (Well, obviously, DR Singdaw did.)
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McDonald's serves a pineapple pie overseas?
It's not a patch on yours, though. :)
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I have been in the process since January of looking for a job (grown-up stuff-- Yuck). Days have been so much nicer without one (walks with DR Laura, etc). Dr Laura and DR Sandra and I went hiking yesterday (and also got doughnuts) However, it is time to REALLY hunker down and get a job. It would so much easier if I knew what I wanted to be when i grew up. I need an agent since I find it difficult to sell myself (well except on street corners under street lights)!
I need all your good vibes, because I have to do this, and this is always out of my comfort zone.
All good thoughts and suggestions would be appreciated.
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Has anyone mentioned the Neil Diamond record PORCUPINE PIE lately?
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I believe that song also mentioned Chicken ripple ice cream
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And speaking of fine dining...
Frank Bruni's review of Ago (http://events.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/dining/reviews/11rest.html?ref=dining) in today's New York Times is a must read for fans of dining out and disaster movies.
;D
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Has anyone mentioned the Neil Diamond record PORCUPINE PIE lately?
I feel better already!
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I think Taylor Hicks (as Teen Angel/ GREASE) will be performing on Regis and Kelly this friday.
I wonder if it will be a bunch of castmates or just him.
I must say I'm sure it's a lot more expensive, but i wish if they were going to do Broadway (on regis + kelly) that they would do group numbers that would make people want to see the shows.
I really do not like when they advertise a show will be on and it is just one person standing there singing.
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Well, time for me to forage and pillage, or some combination thereof.
Laters...
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Post-operative greetings! Just call me Big Foot, because my left one is. They administered a nerve block to my ankle, which should keep me numb until sometime tomorrow. Right now, it just feels like my foot is asleep, big time.
The surgery went fine and I'm home and a bit groggy. Thanks to DRs Singdaw, MBarnum, Jennifer, JRand, and George for the vibes that I found when I signed on here.
Job hunting vibes for DRs JulieC40 and Kerry!
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Further foot vibes to Ginny!
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Vibes to all!
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I must say I'm sure it's a lot more expensive, but i wish if they were going to do Broadway (on regis + kelly) that they would do group numbers that would make people want to see the shows.
I really do not like when they advertise a show will be on and it is just one person standing there singing.
DR Jennifer has a very valid point, but I shall never forget a 1993 Regis & Kathie Lee episode on which Shaun and David Cassidy sang "Tell Me It's Not True" from "Blood Brothers." It was not a song they sang in the show — their characters were, or course, dead when this closing number was performed — but their R&KL version was gorgeous.
It can be seen, in rather grainy quality, here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJm29aIhwDA
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Thanks, DR FJL! I think it's time for a nap.
Bye for now.
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Thanks, DR Kerry!
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Frank Bruni's review of Ago (http://events.nytimes.com/2008/06/11/dining/reviews/11rest.html?ref=dining) in today's New York Times is a must read for fans of dining out and disaster movies.
Boy, was that a great read! :D
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Post-operative greetings! Just call me Big Foot, because my left one is. They administered a nerve block to my ankle, which should keep me numb until sometime tomorrow. Right now, it just feels like my foot is asleep, big time.
The surgery went fine and I'm home and a bit groggy. Thanks to DRs Singdaw, MBarnum, Jennifer, JRand, and George for the vibes that I found when I signed on here.
Job hunting vibes for DRs JulieC40 and Kerry!
COOL~!!! I never dreamed I'd be a friend of Big Foot! Glad it went well, DR Ginny, hope the recovery is swift and not too painful
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Is there going to be tofu wellington ...
Only if you can find us a tofu to butcher.
der Brucer
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Dear Tom of Oz, we love scones in Chelsea!!!
And also here in Delaware!
I just finished a wondeeful cheddar and bacon scone I bought a the Farmer's Market. Woody's market bakery often prepares scones - I'm partial to the apple-cinnamon.
der Brucer
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(http://www.foxnews.com/images/379376/1_61_061108_unicorn.jpg)
A long time ago, when the earth was green….
der Brucer
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I never dreamed I'd be a friend of Big Foot!
(http://www.junkbrosnews.com/2006/11/big-foot-steve.jpg)
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For Singwants-a-ring:
LA TIMES (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/politics/cal/la-me-lagay21-2008may21,0,7889688.story)
Official says L.A. County will be ready for gay marriages
The county clerk says ceremonies could begin June 16, the first possible day that the state Supreme Court's ruling allowing same-sex marriages could take effect.
By Jean-Paul Renaud, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
1:27 PM PDT, May 20, 2008
Acting Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan told county supervisors today that his office would be ready to perform same-sex marriages on June 16.
That is the earliest date on which the state Supreme Court's overturning of the ban on same-sex marriages could take effect.
...
der Brucer
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I worked with a fellow at Wamsutta(when I was working) named JAMES WELLINGTON.
Guess what his nickname was?
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Thanks, DR dB! I will be in line not too long after that! :D
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Hopefully not clutching a time bomb in my lily-of-the-valley boquet.
[ah! Charlotte from A Little Night Music! ]
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Dr Laura and DR Sandra and I went hiking yesterday (and also got doughnuts)
For the record, THEY had doughnuts. I had a cup of coffee. Krispy Kreme reopened in town.
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Have you chosen your wedding attire yet, DR Singdaw?
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DR Kerry, best of luck in your job hunt!
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Glad to hear your ordeal is over, Ginny, and that you are not in pain. Yet.
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Will singdaw be making it LA way?
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I just stood on my head in my cubicle, and darned if you aren't right! ;)
That's hardly out of character, though, is it? ;)
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Excellent vibes and xylophones to all who need them.
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Excellent vibes and xylophones to all who need them.
And to you, sir!
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Back from lunch: Black-Eyed Pea soup, grilled Snapper, steamed veggies and herbed rice.
It was scrumdiddlyumptious!
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Back from Costco. Wasn't as hellish as usual. Got some meat, some veggies, fruit, fiber-one bars and a bike helmet. (and other boring stuff)
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OH MY GOSH BRUCE, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT A NEW ADRIANA BOOK WAS OUT THIS MAKES ME SSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO( you really don"t need to read this)OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(seriously,this is dumb comment)OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(STOP READING!!!!!)OOOOOOOOOOOOO(CURSE YOU)OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO(STOP!!!)OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAPPY!!!!! (... the long word stopped. yea!) please let me know where i can get this book! the first one was so good, i've been attemptting to draw pictures of Adriana! so happy! ... so yea. and no offense, but what is Beef Wellington? it sounds good.
the Vixter is signing off.
... or is she?
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Am I remembering correctly (or not) that Deep Discount has an annual 40%-off Criterion sale?
They have certainly had Criterion sales, but I'm not sure they do it annually.
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DR TheVixter: It's not out yet. It is still in the proofing stage, I think.
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Had a great afternoon of entertainment.
I began by finishing season 1 of NCIS. A very surprising denouement in the search for the terrorist. Took me completely by surprise.
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Next, I watched ROBIN AND THE SEVEN HOODS. The movie has always been too long and sluggishly directed, but I sure like many of the songs in that score, and I watched "Style" twice just to enjoy the swinging melody of it.
The DVD looked quite wonderful. No age related specks to speak of and the color was wonderfully saturated. I watched it upconverted, and it looked worlds better than the muddy laserdisc I've been suffering with for many years. Mono sound, of course, but it's always been that.
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I had some time left over in the afternoon so I watched some numbers from the musical version of THE PRODUCERS: "Keep It Gay" and "Springtime for Hitler." Yes, the movie is a slog, but it looks wonderful on DVD.
I understand there is a Japanese Blu-ray version of the film that plays in all regions of Blu-ray players, but I don't like the movie enough to want it. The used DVD copy I have is all I need.
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I watched the Luke and Noah scenes in today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Eh. Go looking for someone else, Luke. That's my advice.
They were not in the previews for tomorrow.
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No review copies in the mail today, so I have tonight free to hopefully watch at least two films plus THE MOLE.
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Speaking of Iowa flooding: NBC News opened last night with a feature on Cedar Falls, which just happens to be where a gaggle of my cousins and my one surviving Aunt live (her late husband was dean of the Teachers' College there for many, many years). And lo and behold, there was my cousin Bob filling sandbags on the news last night! It was kind of cool to see him on the national news, but a sad occasion nonetheless.
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It's another very warm for June day in Oakland CA.
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Speaking of Iowa flooding: NBC News opened last night with a feature on Cedar Falls, which just happens to be where a gaggle of my cousins and my one surviving Aunt live (her late husband was dean of the Teachers' College there for many, many years). And lo and behold, there was my cousin Bob filling sandbags on the news last night! It was kind of cool to see him on the national news, but a sad occasion nonetheless.
I ain't go no Cousin Bob.
I do have a cousin-in-law named Bob, but it doesn't seem the same.
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That reminds me:
What do you call a man with no arms and no legs in your swimming pool?
Bob!
;D
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What do you call a man with no arms and no legs at your doorstep?
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What do you call a man with no arms and no legs up on your wall?
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What do you call a man with no arms and no legs in your car trunk?
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What do you call a man with no arms and no legs in a music studio?
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What do you call a man with no arms and no legs in your mailbox?
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Answers to the questions above: Mat(t), Art, Jack, Mike & Bill
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Will singdaw be making it LA way?
Unfortunately, no. :(
Just a quick shotgun wedding trip to San Francisco and back.
DR MBarnum, this was my selection, but I'm not sure if I have the figure to pull it off:
(http://dresses.christinagowns.com/cosmobella/7210.jpg)
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Someone, quick - put DR RLP out of our misery! ;)
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That's hardly out of character, though, is it?
Come to think of it, not one of my co-workers said anything. :-\
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Heading down now to put fresh sheets on the bed and then get back to more evening viewing.
WBBL.
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The Met's Zeffirelli production of La bohème will be on view on some PBS stations tomorrow night.
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I have been in the process since January of looking for a job (grown-up stuff-- Yuck). Days have been so much nicer without one (walks with DR Laura, etc). Dr Laura and DR Sandra and I went hiking yesterday (and also got doughnuts) However, it is time to REALLY hunker down and get a job. It would so much easier if I knew what I wanted to be when i grew up. I need an agent since I find it difficult to sell myself (well except on street corners under street lights)!
I need all your good vibes, because I have to do this, and this is always out of my comfort zone.
All good thoughts and suggestions would be appreciated.
~~~SUPER JOB FINDING (AND LIKING SAID JOB) VIBES FOR DR KERRY!!~~~
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Thanks, DR dB! I will be in line not too long after that! :D
Well, if you need a character witness there are many of us on HHW who....hmmmm....nevermind.
der Brucer
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Glad to hear your ordeal is over, Ginny, and that you are not in pain. Yet.
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Thanks, DR Laura. I have 3 (count 'em, 3) prescriptions. One for an anti-inflamatory that I'm supposed to start taking in about 45 minutes and take steadily 'round the clock. The other 2 are PRN, one for moderate pain and the other for severe pain. So far, numbness is nice.
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Glad to hear your ordeal is over, Ginny, and that you are not in pain. Yet.
Yet? YET! Aren't you the voice of optimism. :)
der Brucer
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Yet? YET! Aren't you the voice of optimism. :)
der Brucer
Oh, I've been duly warned, DR der Brucer, and armed with drugs. DR Laura's post made me laugh, which is also healthy.
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I'm not sure if I have the figure to pull it off:
(http://dresses.christinagowns.com/cosmobella/7210.jpg)
No matter, it's your smile that counts.
der Brucer
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Oh, I've been duly warned, DR der Brucer, and armed with drugs.
Don't forget chocolate!
der Brucer
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So far, numbness is nice.
And DH Richard can wait on you hand and foot. Or at least, foot.
der Brucer
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Don't forget chocolate!
der Brucer
;D
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Yesterday, Cilla posted:
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.
I don't know about your news channels, but my TV seemed to be in an endless loop of that house breaking in half and sliding down the hill and out to sea (or wherever the lake was going).
der Brucer
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And/or we could put the real next thing next to the fake-food creation, and see who can tell the difference.
I can provide ingredients for the real thing. Cat-wise, that is...
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Vixter, the book is at the publisher now and I'm hoping we have copies here by say end of August at the latest. We'll probably start preorders in mid-July.
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Vixter, the book is at the publisher now and I'm hoping we have copies here by say end of August at the latest. We'll probably start preorders in mid-July.
Will there be a sequel where Adriana hunts down the murderer of the Hollywood High Stunt C*ck?
der Brucer
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DR MBarnum, this was my selection, but I'm not sure if I have the figure to pull it off:
Pulling it off is easy. Putting it ON is the tough part!
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DR Ginny, I hope you stay---in the words of Pink Floyd--- "Comfortably Numb".
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Job serach vibes to DR Kerry. Whoever gets you will be lucky to have you!
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Breaking news: For those who covet the purse sported by Brenda on THE CLOSER, you may soon have an opportunity to buy one of your own!
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If I remember Beef Wellington correctly, the dough is just around the edges of the meat, and there is a layer of pate between dough and meat. I had it at the late great Perino's and somewhere on the Sunset Strip - and both times it was really faboo.
A proper Wellington is baked completely encased in dough, and then sliced for serving:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/04/Beef-wellington1a-MCB.jpg)
der Brucer
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Job serach vibes to DR Kerry. Whoever gets you will be lucky to have you!
You make it sound like he's being put up on EBay :)
der Brucer
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DR Ginny, I hope you stay---in the words of Pink Floyd--- "Comfortably Numb".
So far, so good, DR Edi!
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Breaking news: For those who covet the purse sported by Brenda on THE CLOSER, you may soon have an opportunity to buy one of your own!
Screw the purse, where is the floppy hat!
der Brucer
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(http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/photoessay_4164_images/0610081526_M_061008_Storms1.jpg)
• June 9: Steven Coker caries his thirteen-year-old dog Ralphie to dry land in New Hartford, Iowa. Coker had left his dog overnight after he evacuated his home on Sunday night, but went back to get him later.
der Brucer
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If I remember Beef Wellington correctly, the dough is just around the edges of the meat, and there is a layer of pate between dough and meat. I had it at the late great Perino's and somewhere on the Sunset Strip - and both times it was really faboo.
I had a McWellington the other day.
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And/or we could put the real next thing next to the fake-food creation, and see who can tell the difference.
By taste or smell?
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DR Ginny, I'm happy to see you survived the ordeal. If I were in Ohio, I could bring you a book.
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This is in the Gazette, sort of sums it all up
"Updated June 11. 2008 7:40AM
Forecast: You're not going to want to read this"
I hope everything is okay where you are Cilla.
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I had a McWellington the other day.
I heard it was Sloppy Joes.
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By taste or smell?
Well, if you cannot smell it, TCB, you'll just have to taste it!
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I have been in the process since January of looking for a job (grown-up stuff-- Yuck). Days have been so much nicer without one (walks with DR Laura, etc). Dr Laura and DR Sandra and I went hiking yesterday (and also got doughnuts) However, it is time to REALLY hunker down and get a job. It would so much easier if I knew what I wanted to be when i grew up. I need an agent since I find it difficult to sell myself (well except on street corners under street lights)!
I need all your good vibes, because I have to do this, and this is always out of my comfort zone.
All good thoughts and suggestions would be appreciated.
JOB SEARCH VIBES FOR DR KERRY!
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However, if the street corner one is working, why change now?
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DR Ginny, I'm happy to see you survived the ordeal. If I were in Ohio, I could bring you a book.
Thanks, DR Elmore. Or you could be like our friend who brought you Doritos and bring me some tap shoes ;)
But you're too nice to do that!
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DR Jennifer has a very valid point, but I shall never forget a 1993 Regis & Kathie Lee episode on which Shaun and David Cassidy sang "Tell Me It's Not True" from "Blood Brothers." It was not a song they sang in the show — their characters were, or course, dead when this closing number was performed — but their R&KL version was gorgeous.
It can be seen, in rather grainy quality, here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJm29aIhwDA
Boy, that is a clip that Tomovoz will want to save to his favorites!
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I worked with a fellow at Wamsutta(when I was working) named JAMES WELLINGTON.
Guess what his nickname was?
Francis?
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Does anyone want to hazard a guess?
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/arethafranklin.jpg)
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No, it isn't Coleslaw in his wedding gown!
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Good Evening!
Well... For the seventh or eighth day in a row, I headed down to the Lower East Side for an afternoon of exploring and eating (of course)...
Miracle of miracles, when I walked up to Artichoke Basille's, there was no line and they had a so-fresh-out-of-the-oven-that-it-was-still-bubbling Artichoke Pizza sitting on the cooling rack... Ah, Sir - Happiness indeed! :)
*And when I walked by the place on the way back about an hour and a half later, the line was about 15 people deep... and there was no Artichoke Pizza at the ready.
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The Slice In Question:
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Does anyone want to hazard a guess?
I would hazard a guess, but I'm afraid what would happen to me if I guessed wrong.
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~~~~~REST AND AS-PAIN-FREE-AS-POSSIBLE VIBES TO DR GINNY~~~~~
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Unfortunately, no. :(
Just a quick shotgun wedding trip to San Francisco and back.
DR MBarnum, this was my selection, but I'm not sure if I have the figure to pull it off:
Well... Maybe Vivienne Westwood could loan you a dress for the special occasion.
;)
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And it really was a gorgeous afternoon here in NYC. Not too hot, a nice breeze every now and then, and just enough cute and handsome guys in t-shirts and shorts.
;D
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-AND I was no where near the Reservoir this afternoon!
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Oh... And my favorite....
What do you call a man in a pile of leaves?
Russell
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I want me some NY pizza! Actually, I was thinking about it earlier - I MISS NY and am ready for a trip.
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I'm feeling logey right now.
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Right now I'm feeling logey.
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And speaking of Scones...
Since I happened to be just around the corner, I headed to City Bakery's birdbath[/i] (http://buildagreenbakery.com/) after consuming my slice of Pizza. All the usual "suspects" were on display, but since they had just put a fresh batch out for sale, I settled on one of their Mixed Berry Scones. It should make a great breakfast tomorrow morning. :)
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Thanks for the vibes, DR Jose! That pizza looks good.
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Speaking of Iowa flooding: NBC News opened last night with a feature on Cedar Falls, which just happens to be where a gaggle of my cousins and my one surviving Aunt live (her late husband was dean of the Teachers' College there for many, many years). And lo and behold, there was my cousin Bob filling sandbags on the news last night! It was kind of cool to see him on the national news, but a sad occasion nonetheless.
Small world. Tonight is pretty sad. There are tornadoes everywhere tonight...a big one went through a Boy Scout Camp south of here and they are reporting 30-40 injuries and 4 deaths. Looking on the camp's website, Boy Scout Summer Camp was going on. Very sad and only sketchy details right now. We missed this one as well. My parents are probably in the basement right now as their county is also under a tornado warning
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I want me some NY pizza! Actually, I was thinking about it earlier - I MISS NY and am ready for a trip.
So, BK. how about Aug. 27-Sept. 1?
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Greetings one and all....
Have been contending with weird, wild and woolly weather....
Flipping semis, rain, tornadoes, rain, hail, lightning, flying cows, high winds, flying trees, more flying cows, and more rain!!!
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http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=204645§ion=news (http://www.in-forum.com/articles/index.cfm?id=204645§ion=news)
Yes, flying cows have been reported in North dakota
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Vibes to DR Kerry and DR Juliec40
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They are saying that the Scoutmasters were training at the time the tornado hit. It's one of the largest Boy Scout Camps in the country
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Welcome Vixter!
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Vibes to DR Ginny!
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Oh, my, DR Cillaliz, what an awful story from Iowa. When I was a Scout mom/wife (Richard was a leader the whole time Rob was a Scout), I spent many nights pacing during bad weather when they were on camp outs.
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Thanks, DR DakotaCelt! Stay safe in the storms.
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I see Beef Wellington on menus every now and then. Maybe I'll order it the next time I see it. -I think the last time I had Beef Wellington was at a New Year's Eve celebration about 15 years ago.
I do not recall seeing that on menus up here... Curious and I would like to try one sometime
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OK... So... I'm currently watching "So You Think You Can Dance?"....
WOULD THE AUDIENCE PLEASE STOP WAVING YOUR HANDS!!! PLEASE!!!! YOU'RE NOT AT "AMERICAN IDOL"!!!
;D
*Otherwise, so far, so good. Good dancers, good choreography, and the twain seems to be meeting more often than not.
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to Iowa, North Dakota, Indiana, and
everywhere else having icky weather!!!
(That does not include Arizona, where it
was a lovely 102F today.)
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My prayers and good wishes to everyone going thru these terrible weather problems. You are in my thoughts.
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Ooh, Top Chef is on.
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Safety vibes to all those who need them
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And I know that everyone was busy preparing their answers regarding our mystery photo. However, I must head off to bed.
The mystery celebrity is, rather sadly, Aretha Franklin.
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TO DR GINNY
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Goodnight, DR TCB! :)
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***CONTINUED VIBES OF HEALING AND PATIENCE AND COMFORT*** to DR Ginny!
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And I know that everyone was busy preparing their answers regarding our mystery photo. However, I must head off to bed.
The mystery celebrity is, rather sadly, Aretha Franklin.
Well, it wasn't a mystery to me. I knew it was Aretha Franklin. I thought it was another one of those "You supply the caption" photos. ;)
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Thank you, DRs TCB and Singdaw. Just tryin' to stay awake 'til midight, when my next meds are due.
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So, tomorrow is a test. A few weeks ago I bought a bike. A Townie Electra 7 speed. Why you ask? Well, I'm sick and tired of the price of gas. My commute each week is approximately 1.5 tanks of gas. So, what I had in mind was to bike to the train station, take the train north, and then bike to my destination. $8 round trip. We'll see how it goes. The bike is nice, smooth, easy to ride, and I'm looking forward to the exercise. I guess it's just jumping in with two feet and see what happens.
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TOP CHEF SPOILER -sort of
The teaser "I'm shocked by what Richard just said" promised something so provocative, and I was shocked by how tame the comment being referred to was once it came out.
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TOP CHEF SPOILER
OMG, is it going to be a TOP CHEF shocker ending?
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TOP CHEF SPOILER
oh, guess not
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We actually had a nice rain tonight. I guess it qualified as a thundershower, but it lasted longer than a shower - at least 30 minutes. Didn't seem to cool things off much, but at least we got dearly needed rain.
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I watched COMPANY (the Raul Esparza version) on Blu-ray tonight. Looked nice, but the tie on the actor playing Larry had some line aliasing problems which is VERY surprising on Blu-ray, so I hit the info button to find out what resolution I was watching the show with. Turns out, Image transferred the show in 1080i rather than 1080p. I'm guessing that interlaced transfer was the reason there was the slight line twitter that annoyed the heck out of me every time Larry had a close-up.
The liner notes lie by saying it's a 1080p transfer: it isn't.
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I watched all three bonus features on the disc. First up was an almost 40 minute interview with Stephen Sondheim conducted in London early in 2007 (SWEENEY TODD had just finished filming). He's always interesting to listen to even though I had heard many of the stories we told.
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There was a 15 minute interview with Raul Esparza taped obviously after the show had closed since he looked heavier and had a beard.
I enjoyed hearing him talking about his work with Doyle on the show and his approach to SOndheim in the three shows of his he has done.
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Then there was a 9-minute interview with John Doyle. Not much revealed there.
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I was in a movie musical mood, and since I had the Blu-ray machine already fired up, I put in the Blu-ray of HAIRSPRAY. Didn't watch the whole show, just some of my favorite numbers. What a bubbly, infectious score! I do love it.
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And then THE MOLE. Well, let's say I likely would have been eliminated early since the person I thought was the mole was eliminated tonight. I'll have to rethink my position on the mole's identity.
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Not much TO reveal there, DR MATTH....is my thought.
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DR JOSE - what DO you call man in a pile of leaves?
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Recovery vibes for DR GINNY....you have until Sunday to get ready for the tap auditions for SINGIN' IN THE RAIN.
Sorry, folks, all remaining performances of FOOTLOOSE are SOLD OUT, you will not be able to see this production.
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DR MARK thanks for the Cassidy link.....
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I am watching His Kind of Woman starring Miss Sophia Loren and Mr Tab Hunter - and they have some surprisingly good chemistry together - certainly more than Ms Loren had with Mr Anthony Perkins in Perspire Under the Arms.
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I guess I will have to wait until tomorrow for the answer.
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DR JOSE - what DO you call man in a pile of leaves?
Refer to the bottom of post #220.
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A co-worker called me to let me know he won't be in for a while. A wildfire is blazing about a quarter-mile from his house....I hate this part of being in California. Everything is very dry and the fire season has started way early. We've also had high winds the past couple of days, and they complicate firefighting efforts dramatically.
A former co-worker (she's now the front end manager at another store) told me repeatedly how terrified she is of earthquakes, and how she could never live in California because of them. I just shook my head and replied that the brushfires are the real terror. Earthquakes, I've always taken in my stride.
(And I found it hilarious that she and her husband annually head to Las Vegas for the air races, since LV has more tremors than LA.)
Hopefully, there will be some good rains (not downpours) to get the groundcover back in shape before the winter/spring rains next year. That's the real scare behind brushfires - they strike twice, once in the summer, and again months later. Even in Burbank, I knew kids whose houses were severely damaged or lost due to the mudslides.
Bleh.
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Guess I will head on down to bed.
Good night!
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I'd stick around, but the inventory is tomorrow, and I need as much rest as I can get. Time to wuss...
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A former co-worker (she's now the front end manager at another store) told me repeatedly how terrified she is of earthquakes, and how she could never live in California because of them. I just shook my head and replied that the brushfires are the real terror. Earthquakes, I've always taken in my stride.
(And I found it hilarious that she and her husband annually head to Las Vegas for the air races, since LV has more tremors than LA.)
Hopefully, there will be some good rains (not downpours) to get the groundcover back in shape before the winter/spring rains next year. That's the real scare behind brushfires - they strike twice, once in the summer, and again months later. Even in Burbank, I knew kids whose houses were severely damaged or lost due to the mudslides.
Bleh.
My brother, Jay, in San Diego is hoping that they have a not-so-wet summer this year. They greenery is still growing back after last summer's fires, so there is potential for mudslides this year.
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Back from giving blood. They put out a call for donations and opened up the blood bank. There are at least 40 injured scouts and a number of them were life flighted here. I'm sure more went to Omaha. The camp was about half way between the two cities. Anyway, there are hundreds of people lined up to give blood tonight. The kids at the camp were between 13 and 18 years old but I've heard they are treating people from infants to adults. Pretty sad. I missed the news, but apparently there were over 100 people at the camp when the tornado hit.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25107608
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You are a good person, Cillaliz.
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Thanks, but you may not say that if you knew I budged in front of at least 100 people in line...
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Hey, I had two different people tell me to do it, what could I do? Then I was told to go out on the blood mobile bus that had just been set up. We had music and I had the cutest EMT named Derek take my blood...
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I'm supposed to leave the bandage on for 2 hours and its a very uncomfortable bandage, so I'm not going to try to sleep with it on, I'll just stay up for a few hours.
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Sorry to be such a downer, but it's kinda tough here right now
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Sorry to be such a downer, but it's kinda tough here right now
{{{{{CILLALIZ}}}}}
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I am watching His Kind of Woman starring Miss Sophia Loren and Mr Tab Hunter - and they have some surprisingly good chemistry together - certainly more than Ms Loren had with Mr Anthony Perkins in Perspire Under the Arms.
The best chemistry would have been Hunter and Perkins!
der Brucer
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I missed the news, but apparently there were over 100 people at the camp when the tornado hit.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25107608
ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,365782,00.html)
Most of the injured had been on a hike when the tornado struck, authorities said, leaving them without protection from the deadly winds.
A search and rescue team deployed after the 7 p.m. (0000 GMT) twister had to cut their way through branches during a lightning storm to reach the camp where the 93 boys, ages 13 to 18, and 25 staff members were attending a weeklong leadership training camp.
der Brucer
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The meeting was endless, two-and-a-half hours to say what could have been said in one hour. Lots of repetition for no reason - I finally said what I had to say, and everyone basically agreed with me, so I think if I'm involved next year I'll be consulted a bit more on the structure of the entire show presentation rather than just the entertainment.
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Welcome fifteen GUESTS.
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On board the Queen Mary, in Long Beach:
Sir Winston's: