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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were endless, and now it is time for you to post until the parading cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: LINCTUS!
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This board is moving like molasses. I do hope that we don't have a problem on the 4th of July weekend.
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I gotta tell you.
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Slowwwwwww.
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And the word of the day is: LINCTUS!
That was the word of the day yesterday!!!!!!!
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Topic of the Day: the typical stuff of watching morning TV shows (I can't really be specific. It was too long ago ;)) and just hanging out at home...usually. Sometimes, my sister and I might get together with friends, but not all the time. :)
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... and just hanging out at home...usually.
Such a lay-a-bout!
From the time I was 10 Saturday's were usually a full work day; delivering groceries and gardening until my high school years, and then working in a Hospital lab. (If work wasn't too busy, I could sneak away for a Saturday matinee. I would plot out my weekends to maximize my movie viewing - look for double features and strategize transportation; nearby theatres I could reach by bike, those located more city-center required using the bus/trolly/subway system. On a well planned Sunday I could hit two different double features! Sometimes free Saturdays were spent going to center-city and brousing Leary's used book store and cruising the City Parks.
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der Brucer
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I've already checked out of my hotel room.
OY! It's early!!!!!!
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As for the Topic of the Day...
I think I was into cartoons at one point and time, but... ???
I started piano lessons when I was nine-years old, so Saturday mornings for me consisted of heading over to Mrs. Young's house for lessons at 9:00am. After the lesson, my mom and/or dad - depending who drove me that day - would usually go grocery shopping, and I would tag along. -I guess I really had no choice in the matter.
When I was in high school, my piano lessons moved to the middle of the week - as well as to a different teacher and a different city - so Saturday mornings usually were spent watching the cooking show line-up on PBS: "Cooking with Julia", "In Julia's Kitchen", "The Frugal Gourmet", Molly Katzen's show, etc. Then I'd usually stay in front of the TV for "This Old House".
In college, I loved the morning line-up on the local public radio station, WCVE. "Car Talk", "My Word", "My Music", a locally produced 20th Century Classical Music show, some big band shows... Just lots of entertaining and usually educational radio programming that would sometimes keep me listening in bed until 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon.
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Well, I think the shuttle will/should be arriving momentarily, so...
Laters...
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ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,376601,00.html)
Statue of Liberty's Crown May Open for the First Time Since Sept. 11
NEW YORK —
The National Park Service is considering reopening the Statue of Liberty's crown for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, according to documents a congressman released on Independence Day.
The park service requested bids last month to study what it would take to safely open the iconic headpiece to the public, according to documents released by U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, a Democrat from New York.
Liberty Island, where the statue is located, was closed after the terrorist attacks. The statue's base, pedestal and lower observation deck reopened in August 2004, after a $20 million effort to enhance fire safety.
But the crown and its interior observation deck, which soar about 265 feet (81 meters) above New York Harbor, remained closed because the Park Service said there was no way to evacuate them safely in an emergency. The narrow spiral staircase that leads up to the crown doesn't comply with fire and building codes.
Visitors are now limited to the statue's 154-foot-tall (47 meters) pedestal.
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der Brucer
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Question for DR's with "good ears":
In last evening's Capital Celebration, Brian Stokes Mitchell sang "This Is My Moment" and "Impossible Dream" - how many total key changes did he navigate?
der Brucer
And who was The Lady in Red whose penultimate note must have been an H Sharp!
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I SPY JOSE
SAFE TRAVELS
IT WAS GREAT SEEING YOU ON THURSDAY
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Question for DR's with "good ears":
In last evening's Capital Celebration, Brian Stokes Mitchell sang "This Is My Moment" and "Impossible Dream" - how many total key changes did he navigate?
der Brucer
And who was The Lady in Red whose penultimate note must have been an H Sharp!
First of all, the song is correctly titled, "This Is The Moment" - from Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll & Hyde. ;) -And he was singing the latest "official version" of the song which has the bridge. However, the playout was different from what I'm used to hearing, but it was a concert arrangement so that could be the reason for the almost-discrepancy.
As for the number of key changes, there was only one modulation in each song. The one in "This Is The Moment" is written into the music. The one in "The Quest (The Impossible Dream)" was interpolated for Stokes when he starred in the revival of Man of La Mancha. It is not in the original version of the song. -And, frankly, shouldn't be there.
*I do have to say, I was a bit off put by Stokes renditions of both songs. They just seemed a little too riffy and nightclub-acty to my ears.
As for the "Lady in Red", she was/is the wonderful soprano, Harolyn Blackwell. -Her rendition of "Summertime" on Simon Rattle's recording of Porgy & Bess is one of the slowest - if not the slowest - versions on record. And it's exquisite! When I had the good fortune of working with her a few years ago, I asked her why she chose such a slow tempo: "Chile! Have you ever been in Charleston in the summer? In that heat, you'd be moving slow too." :)
And I think her penultimate last note was a high D.
**Oh, and the chorus last night sounded a bit rough around the edges too... And/or they were mic'd too closely.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... Well, I've been up for a few hours already, and I'm currently sitting in FLL waiting to board my flight.
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It was good seeing you too, DR Michael S.
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Sometimes free Saturdays were spent going to center-city and brousing Leary's used book store and cruising the City Parks.
der Brucer
So... Are "brousing" and "cruising" euphemisms?
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-And it's very busy here this morning at FLL. My flight is almost full. However, I was able to change my middle seat to an aisle seat after I checked my bags. :)
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I would visit my grandparents. I would stay over Friday night and watch cartoons as they had a color television set. Back then there was only the three networks and their mornings were chocked full of programming. Their two Canadian networks never really had programs for kids.
Loads of memorable cartoons and was shocked to learn that only a handful of episodes were actually produced and they just reran and reran them.
When I turned 14 I usually took the bus to the Lucerne movie theater (and others) and watched double bills of films.
A little older I discovered a Grindhouse cinema that had triple bills and they charged (when I first went) $1.25. The only downside was when DOM, who would try to sit next you.
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-Now I'm just hoping that the cast members who are on the first flight out - they're leaving momentarily - actually made it to their gate on time. The shuttle was a couple of minutes late getting to the hotel, and the drivers were a bit shocked at the amount of luggage they had to transport. They did have a trailer hitched to the one of the vans, so that made things easier, however, we had to make sure we all put our luggage in in reverse order of terminals/flights. We pulled up to the terminal at 5:30, and then the mad dash began! Most of them had excess and/or overweight baggage - you need a lot of clothes for six months at sea! - and since most of them are from England, Australia and Canada, that's bound to cause some delays in the check-in process.
*And then there are some cast members who are flying out later this morning. Some are even flying out individually. I just hope that there are no weather delays in Houston, Salt Lake City and Phoenix, especially since they will only have three to fours after they land to board the ship before it sails out of the Seattle.
**And, alas, one of the lead singer's paperwork was still delayed, so he's stuck in Ft. Lauderdale for a few more days until everything clears. Hopefully, he'll be able to fly to Alaska and join them mid-cruise. :-\
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So... Are "brousing" and "cruising" euphemisms?
Only if you were making money at it.
PS Isn't it "browsing"?
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In other news...
Well, there's really no other news, but they are going to start boarding in a few minutes, so I'm going to log out and shut down.
Thanks for all the Travel Vibes!
-Until New York City...
Laters...
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Only if you were making money at it.
PS Isn't it "browsing"?
It is "browsing", but I was using the original spelling. ;)
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Only if you were making money at it.
Or exchanging bodily fluids.
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-Was that too non-family-friendly?
???
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**And, alas, one of the lead singer's paperwork was still delayed, so he's stuck in Ft. Lauderdale for a few more days until everything clears. Hopefully, he'll be able to fly to Alaska and join them mid-cruise. :-\
Does he need a tour guide. I can take him places he's never been. The places that are not on the tour guide map.
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-Was that too non-family-friendly?
???
::)
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I talked about DOM. So I think we are safe
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Santa Barbara, CA
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Catskill, NY
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I didn't know they were DOM at first. My mother told me to be careful of DOM in raincoats. Well these DOM weren't wearing them.
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It rained last night during our July 4th celebration. But the fireworks still went on. They were very good for an amateur presentation. they must have spent beaucoup $$$ on them. No pictures because I brought my new camera with which I left in the car because I didn't want it to get wet.
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So... Are "brousing" and "cruising" euphemisms?
"Browsing" means what Ginny would mean, "cruising" means what you think it means - and it does not relate to ships! (But sometimes sailors)
der Brucer
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THE FLY - OPERA -VIDEO (http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/scp_v3/viewer/share_upv2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcosmos.bcst.yahoo.com%2Fup%2Fplayer%2Fpopup%2Findex.php%3Fcl%3D8675689&title=Curtain%20rises%20on%20Cronenberg's%20opera%20retelling%20of%20The%20Fly)
der Brucer
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DR derBRUCER I clicked to watch and got a form to email the video to a friend.
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Today is my last work day for almost three weeks.....I hope SOMEONE is studying his lines.....and it ain't ME!
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I remember watching SKY KING and SUPERMAN on Saturday mornings and sometimes FURY.....
We always went shopping in the morning. My favorite place was Foster's Five & Dime.....I had fifty cents to spend, which seemed like a fortune. And if I saw something that was pricier, I would save my money until the next week, then I would have a DOLLAR!
One of my favorite things was a car - a Citroen - which I had never heard of, but I had seen in a movie or two. It was yellow with a green top. And it cost $!.49....so I saved for three weeks, but I did go back every week and hope it was still there. It was!
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Wow! Except for the color, it looked just like this! ;D
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Oh dear, I should have told this to DR JOSE before he left.
This weekend could be considered a humdinger -- to use that old word and expression. Once you make it through the challenge of the day -- Mercury in Gemini square Uranus in Pisces (4:08AM PDT) - you should be able to have the wind at your back and be raring to go. However, this Mercury-Uranus liaison does arrive with some embedded warning signals. Travel and speak with care. Know where you are going and what you are doing. Anticipate changes in schedules and upheavals before they occur.
But it isn't ALL bad news.
Add some logic and commonsense to your late-afternoon and evening activities. Despite the lunar polarity to dreamy Neptune, this can still be a night for fun and games, party-going and dancing the blues away. Get set for a rather feverish Sunday when intensity reigns and the up-and-coming Mars-Saturn rendezvous in Virgo because a serious factor to consider in your plans.
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We had neighborhood fireworks until after midnight last night, but some of them were pretty.
I liked DR LAURA's picture of the children enjoying the display!!! I couldn't take any pictures because there were no children watching, only drunk people sitting in the backs of their pick up trucks.
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Off to work. Oh well.
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JRand, they were so frightened when the booming started. But when they saw the colors, they squealed.
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Travel vibes for DR Jose. ~~~~~~~~~
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Yeah, somebody posted episode 5 of the search for elle woods.
I'm actually liking this show.
But i can't watch it now. My niece just called to say she will be here in 5 minutes. I am not ready. She wants to go to the park.
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I just wanted to say that i am very excited. My pants fit me!
I had 3 levels of pants that no longer fit.
First level was just a smidge too tight. They now fit.
Second level was quite tight. and i tried them on this morning and they fit.
Now there is only one more level. And then my actual clothes will fit me again!
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Congratulations, Jennifer!
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Morning all.
I will make an honest man of Anthony if it kills me (or society at large ;))
Sing, thanks for the wedding report! Can't wait to see some pictures or hear about it in person.
George, I know the London cast recording of 1776 exists, but I've never seen it. I would love to have a copy.
We are on Long Island and by tomorrow we will probably have a cell phone in our hot little hands.
Anthony will be out here for the entire week finishing up loose ends and getting ready for the trip to Wisconsin at the end of the month so I will take the phone into NY, charge it, make sure it works, get the number, and all that technical stuff.
I will then report back to hell, excuse me, work on Monday, and work the week through.
That's all from Long Island.
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And the word of the day is: LINCTUS!
And The Song Of The Day Is: I NEVER DO ANYTHING TWICE
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Good morning, all! I had another late sleep and enjoyed the luxury immensely.
Most of today and tomorrow are tied up with the continuation of the Act One Babes In Toyland critical notes, now that I'm content with the new look. I have 35 more of the same for the entire show to write for Volume 1 of the edition, 6 more for Act One and 29 for Acts 2, 3, and Appendix.
JRand, I'm glad Richard remembered the milk brand; I only remember the glass bottles, the milk being left at the back porch, and the deliveries of bread and milk every other day or so.
When I was a child, meaning between 10-15 o so, every Saturday spent at one of three movie theatres in my hometown. The Paramount Theatre used to show 2-3 hours of cartoons, Three Stooges shorts, etc. between 10 am and 1 pm, and my brother Macbeth and I would join my cousins for a morning of cartoons. Some Saturdays, when these kiddie programs weren't happening, we'd go to the 1 pm showing of something; there were very few Saturdays when we didn't see some double feature. After the movies, we'd run around the department stores checking out new toys and comic books before we either caught a bus home or my mother, dad, or an uncle would gather the crowd and bring us home.
By the time I was 14, I was usually spending the afternoon at the movies and the morning before it at the public library - piano lessons, as I recall, were Wednesday afternoon at 4 pm, and I would walk to them after school let out at 3 - and Saturday evening was usually the night the family went out to dinner, usually at Frisch's Big Boy and then my parents would spend the evening playing pinochle with family and friends, either at our home or theirs, and I would watch "Saturday Night At The Movies."
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DR JOSE-
Hope you arrived in New York Safely.
It was wonderful spending Thursday Night with you and DR Michael S.
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Saturday afternoons when I was a kid?
Usually, I would go to the Roycroft Theater in Seattle for a Saturday matinee. The main attraction was always the latest chapter of the serial. I had to see how our hero got out of the "fine mess" he was left in the previous week.
The serial I remember most was SUPERMAN (w/Kirk Alyn). The chief villain in that one was "The Spider Lady". At the moment, I don't recall the actress' name, but I got to meet her years later and even dated her daughter.
Sadly, the Roycroft no longer exists.
:'(
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DR Ben and DP Ant getting both a laptop and a cell phone within the past six months! Whew!! :)
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Just waiting for boarding - back home to New York by this evening.
On the way here they showed a film called "Flawless" with Demi Moore and Michael Caine. I didn't pay for the headphones to listen to it, but it looked kind of fun.
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Good morning!
It was cool enough for me to open everything up last night, so I did get to sleep in fresh air, and I loved it. Maybe not quite as cool as some of those mornings last week, but cool enough, and I'm grateful.
It's been overcast all morning. I don't know if rain is on the way or not. Certainly seems so.
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Aside from MY LIFE ON THE D-LIST which I'll watch while cooking and eating lunch, I'll be MISHIMAing it all day today. I'll finish the supplements this afternoon and early evening and then watch the film tonight.
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I did spend about 30 minutes this morning finshing the audio interview with Paul Schrader's sister-in-law who wrote the Japanese version of teh screenplay for the actors and who directed the Japanese actors on the set.
One of the most surprising things about her interview was the revelation that the brothers Schrader were estranged before this film and did not get along during the making of the movie, and she felt trapped as the go-between in their disputes. I had no idea there was conflict between the brothers.
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I remember watching Saturday morning TV growing up from a young kid through about junior year in high school. So many shows came and went but I remember most THE ALVIN SHOW, HECKLE AND JECKLE, FURY, THE JETSONS, and Saturday morning always ended with SKY KING at noon (until it was taken off and then we watched TOP CAT).
Saturday afternoons we usually went to the movies, and there were three in my town: the Parr was the nicest theater and got the really quality "A" pictures. The Midway got some good things but often the stuff from smaller studios or reissues. The Imperial was the grindhouse that showed all the old 30s and 40s serials along with reissues of all the old sci-fi bug movies like TARANTULA! in double and triple features.
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DR George,
I can't tell you how often I listen to the film soundtrack of '1776' on CD and marvel at its quality. It's BY FAR my favorite version of the score ever recorded (the original cast album is something of a trial to sit through for me), and I'll always be grateful to have it.
As for the DVD version of the movie, I'm delighted that they added back the introduction to "He Plays the Violin" and the entire "Cool Considerate Men," but I WISH they had also added back the missing parts of "Piddle-Twiddle-and-Resolve" and the reprise of "The Lees of Old Virginia." I LOVE those verses!
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Just waiting for boarding - back home to New York by this evening.
On the way here they showed a film called "Flawless" with Demi Moore and Michael Caine. I didn't pay for the headphones to listen to it, but it looked kind of fun.
Good movie. You should see it.
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To re-live old Saturday mornings, check out the new 4 disc DVD set from Shout called "Hiya Kids" --- 22 children's shows from the early 50s (including "Sky King") such as "Howdy Doody", "Winky Dink" and several Westerns and Sci Fi shows. Some of them hold up beautifully, others are very dated, and some are now pure camp.
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DR JulieC40-Glad the interview went well.
CONTINUED JOB VIBES TO YOU & THOSE WHO NEED THEM!!!!
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As If By Wizardry-PAGE 3
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Such a lay-a-bout!
From the time I was 10 Saturday's were usually a full work day; delivering groceries and gardening until my high school years, and then working in a Hospital lab. (If work wasn't too busy, I could sneak away for a Saturday matinee. I would plot out my weekends to maximize my movie viewing - look for double features and strategize transportation; nearby theatres I could reach by bike, those located more city-center required using the bus/trolly/subway system. On a well planned Sunday I could hit two different double features! Sometimes free Saturdays were spent going to center-city and brousing Leary's used book store and cruising the City Parks.
der Brucer
Even then!
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I'll be heading down in a few minutes to check the mail (don't expect much which is always the case the day after a non-delivery holiday), and then I'll start on lunch preparation.
WBBL.
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DR Singdaw-Thank you for sharing the lovely details of your wedding.
Safe & Easy Travels home. You to DR Jose, if I’m not too late.
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It was fun to see DR’s Arnold, Jose & Michael together with DR ArnoldMBrockman’s lovely wife.
I appreciated the beautiful fireworks photos, the only fireworks I saw this year.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm... Oh, I already said that already, so...
I'm home! I'm home!
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The flight back was very uneventful and peaceful. Even though it was almost a full flight, it didn't seem to be that crowded on the plane. -And, even though I was in the last zone to board, there was still plenty of room in the overhead bins for my carry-on - and everyone else's. *As I was waiting for my checked bag at LGA, I did notice a lot of carry-on-sized bags that had been checked on the conveyor belt. That was nice, I guess.
The flight got in about 25 minutes early, but, of course, the luggage took a while to get loaded off of the plane and into the terminal. However, as soon as I stepped out onto the curb, the M60 bus pulled right up, and 20 minutes later I was at the 125th Street stop... And then as soon as I got down to the platform the A Train pulled up... And one stop later... Ahhhh... :)
*AND THE WATER IS NOT GREEN HERE!!!!!!!
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Once again, thanks for all the Travel Vibes!
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Saturday afternoons when I was a kid?
Usually, I would go to the Roycroft Theater in Seattle for a Saturday matinee. The main attraction was always the latest chapter of the serial. I had to see how our hero got out of the "fine mess" he was left in the previous week.
The serial I remember most was SUPERMAN (w/Kirk Alyn). The chief villain in that one was "The Spider Lady". At the moment, I don't recall the actress' name, but I got to meet her years later and even dated her daughter.
Sadly, the Roycroft no longer exists.
:'(
The Roycroft building still stands, but it is now offices.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/roycroft-theater.jpg)
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And speaking of Travel Vibes...
~~~~~GOOD RETURN TRIP VIBES TO DR SINGDAW AND JAYSON~~~~~
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Oh dear, I should have told this to DR JOSE before he left.
This weekend could be considered a humdinger -- to use that old word and expression. Once you make it through the challenge of the day -- Mercury in Gemini square Uranus in Pisces (4:08AM PDT) - you should be able to have the wind at your back and be raring to go. However, this Mercury-Uranus liaison does arrive with some embedded warning signals. Travel and speak with care. Know where you are going and what you are doing. Anticipate changes in schedules and upheavals before they occur.
But it isn't ALL bad news.
Add some logic and commonsense to your late-afternoon and evening activities. Despite the lunar polarity to dreamy Neptune, this can still be a night for fun and games, party-going and dancing the blues away. Get set for a rather feverish Sunday when intensity reigns and the up-and-coming Mars-Saturn rendezvous in Virgo because a serious factor to consider in your plans.
Better late than never.
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Saturday afternoons when I was a kid?
Usually, I would go to the Roycroft Theater in Seattle for a Saturday matinee. The main attraction was always the latest chapter of the serial. I had to see how our hero got out of the "fine mess" he was left in the previous week.
The serial I remember most was SUPERMAN (w/Kirk Alyn). The chief villain in that one was "The Spider Lady". At the moment, I don't recall the actress' name, but I got to meet her years later and even dated her daughter.
Sadly, the Roycroft no longer exists.
:'(
But, in its day.......................
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/roycroft_exterior-1935-s.jpg)
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DR George - Strangely enough, the one version of 1776 that I usually see sitting in the bins at Virgin is the London production.
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Does he need a tour guide. I can take him places he's never been. The places that are not on the tour guide map.
Well... Judging from some of his "tales", I think he's been to some of those places already.
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*AND THE WATER IS NOT GREEN HERE!!!!!!!
Are we talking drinking water?
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Are we talking drinking water?
Yes. Well, all the water. At least in the hotel and at the rehearsal hall. It was a little disconcerting at the hotel - I kept thinking that I hadn't flushed. ;)
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OK - I need to run out to run a few errands.
Laters...
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Saturday afternoon greetings! It's cool and humid here in SW Ohio again today.
Welcome home to DR Jose!
Travel vibes for newlyweds DR Singdaw and Jayson!
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Our local newspaper infuriated me this morning.
HERE (http://www.middletownjournal.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/local/2008/07/05/mj070508spsee.html)
is their article about our local Olympic hopeful who narrowly missed making the finals in the men's 1500m race.
Couldn't they have told the story a little more positively?
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Saturday mornings as a kid, for me, were spent right in front of the TV set. My brother Dan and I were the first to rise in the a.m. and we would head to the living room to watch Bugs Bunny.
Eventually our parents would awaken and make us breakfast. Then it was more cartoons, until the Bowery Boy's movie at 10 am and the Chiller Diller matinee movie at noon.
After those motion picture delights were over then, if it was summer, I would head down the road to either Jana and Crissy's house or Scott and Mark's house.
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Got a good night's sleep and am now up.
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Carol Forman was the Spider Lady.
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Saturday mornings as a kid, for me, were spent right in front of the TV set.
Scientific proof that too much tv rots the brains of children!
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Richard's going to take me out into the world for a bit.
Bye for now!
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DS Gabe leaves for a trip to Hawai'i tomorrow with the family of one his friends, which always brings along playmates for their kids. I am excited for him, but nervous in a too-clingy scary-parent sort of way. ;) This is the first time he's been this far away from us, under the care of others, in our mutual lives.
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I love "1776".
I love the OBC.
I love the OST.
But the movie's complete score is the best of all, IMO.
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Welcolme Home, Jose!
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OTOH, perhaps it won't be bad at all.
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Jose-
And what errands did you run today?
Or Walk today?
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Saturday mornings, during my youth, were spent assisting with the weekly housecleaning chores. I'd ensure my room was tidy, then vaccum the house for my mom while she did laundry and hung it up outside. In spring and summer, I'd get up early and mow the lawn...or wait until dusk to do it. I'd also help out by dusting.
At lunch, I'd get my weekly allowance, and then I'd be off to town for whatever movie I picked from one of three theaters. Two first-run theaters were the normal choices, but a third theater offered older films (two or three years old) on double bills.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS! I often sat through a film twice.
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What strange magic is at play here?
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What strange magic is at play here?
The Magic of HHW !!
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Here are some photographs:
This is host and well-known film preservationist Bob Gitt, who is taking a photograph of me whilst I am taking a photograph of him.
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Off to Amtrak to Waterford, CT to see MYTH at the O'Neill center.
I'll be E&T until at least 2 A.M.
Happy 5th of July, everybody.
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Here is other host, well-known film historian, author, and curmudgeon, Tony Slide (on the left), and composer John Scott.
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Here's John Scott and li'l ol' me.
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On the left, here's Jimmy Olson himself, Mr. Jack Larson, sampling the excellent food.
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Here's John Scott and li'l ol' me.
And BK-The Pictures are not Skinny
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And here's some of the excellent food - the jambalaya, made by someone.
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My first attempt at posting the photos resulted in ToddAO.
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Look at the jambalaya - skinny doesn't enter into it.
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My first attempt at posting the photos resulted in ToddAO.
THE SCENT OF MYSTERY
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I told A-rod Madonna would give him crabs.
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No picures of Marsha Hunt? One of My Favorites
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What is it with the tues at 9pm tv slot this summer?
I just looked at my tv guide and they put:
The tudors (new season)
Canadian idol
Hell's kitchen finale
In plain sight (which after 3 episodes is sort of growing on me - i won't say i love it or even really like it. But the last 2 episodes were enjoyable).
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So far today i went to the park. Made sand castles. Went on the slide.
Then went to costco to eat a hotdog (no bun for me).
And now my niece is asleep upstairs. She must have been very tired.
She is very proud of herself. Today she peed 3 times in the toilet. She got to ring a bell and put stickers in her book!
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Back from Kroger, where Richard parked me at Starbucks while he did some shopping and some banking.
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Good Afternoon!
It was raining in Ft. Lauderdale, and it's raining here in New York City too.
However, I like the rain in New York City. ;)
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Saturday mornings as a kid, for me, were spent right in front of the TV set. My brother Dan and I were the first to rise in the a.m. and we would head to the living room to watch Bugs Bunny.
Eventually our parents would awaken and make us breakfast. Then it was more cartoons, until the Bowery Boy's movie at 10 am and the Chiller Diller matinee movie at noon.
After those motion picture delights were over then, if it was summer, I would head down the road to either Jana and Crissy's house or Scott and Mark's house.
So... Who's house did you head over to more often? Jana and Crissy's? or Scott and Mark's?
-Although, I suspect that you played with dolls and did your friends' hair at both houses.
;D
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And what errands did you run today?
Or Walk today?
Well, since you asked:
I bank'd, and I grocery'd. I would have walked from errand to errand, but due to the rain, I ended up taking the subway (to the bank), and taking a cab (from the grocery store).
Best of all, there were no lines at either place. Usually the lines at my bank on a Saturday are looooong, and Fairway is never really known for not being crazy. Both places were strangely non-busy and calm. And almost all the items I needed - and bought - at Fairway were on sale too! Thank You, New York City!
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I also just spoke with my Mom. My parents got back from their Scandinavian cruise last night. -And it turns out that they were on the Norwegian Jewel - which is the sister ship for the one that the cast that I just rehearsed will be sailing on tonight.
They had a great time on their cruise, and since most of the crew and entertainers were Filipino, there were able to "cheese-meese" with everyone. ;)
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The Roycroft building still stands, but it is now offices.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/roycroft-theater.jpg)
It used to be a Russian Community Center.
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Back from a full jog. I shall now shower and then be on my way to see Wall-E. If the line is huge, I shall turn around and come right back home.
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But, in its day.......................
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/roycroft_exterior-1935-s.jpg)
This was a bit before my time, which was the late 1940s and 1950s.
Thanks for the posting.
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Carol Forman was the Spider Lady.
That's right. It was such a kick to meet her.
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Well, since you asked:
I bank'd, and I grocery'd. I would have walked from errand to errand, but due to the rain, I ended up taking the subway (to the bank), and taking a cab (from the grocery store).
Best of all, there were no lines at either place. Usually the lines at my bank on a Saturday are looooong, and Fairway is never really known for not being crazy. Both places were strangely non-busy and calm. And almost all the items I needed - and bought - at Fairway were on sale too! Thank You, New York City!
That's What happens on a L-O-N-G Holiday Weekend in The City That Never Sleeps. They are in The Hamptons or The Shore.
Sure 'nuff
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Well, yesterday, just stayed home. Didn't go anywhere. Watched fireworks that I recorded last night today. Not very patriotic of me, huh? :) Well, I did listen to patriotic music all day yesterday though, does that count?
TOD:
I remember getting up after sleeping in and watching Scooby Doo, Bugs Bunny & Friends, Sigmund & the Sea Monster (LOVED that last show!), etc. Then mom would fix either pancakes, waffles, or scrambled eggs & hasbrowns & bacon for breakfast. Nothing like mom's cooking! I tell you what! :) Then maybe went shopping with mom to the mall, usually Lloyd Center before they made it an enclosed mall. It was really cool being an outside mall. If you are interested, you can see here what it use to look like:
http://mcmleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/lloyd-center.jpg
http://services.tomfolio.com/gibsonsbooks/images/lloydcenterportlandor.jpg
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Lloyd Center Now:
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/portland-city-guide-ga-6.jpg
http://www.portlandrealproperty.com/xSites/Agents/hotpdxhome/Content/UploadedFiles/IMG_1639.JPG
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Heading out to shop for stuff we need for our NY Trip! See ya all later!
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It would be a blast to have a 4th of July partay with Jack Larson. He just strikes me as an adorable, fun guy.
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Aha, Lloyd Center....I remember going there as a smal tike around 1969 or 1970ish. I thought it was pretty darn neat....and big!
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Time for to watch a Bollywood movie...but what shall it be.
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Once again, there was something funky going on with the Thursday night broadcast of MY LIFE ON THE D-LIST. The audio was completely jammed and unlistenable, so I had to delte the entire show. It's repeating today on Bravo at some point, and I set the DVR to pick it up again. I'll watch it tomorrow while I cook and eat lunch.
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Instead, I watched THE MOLE from Monday night. The person I think is the Mole is still in the game, so maybe I'm on the right track now after going in the wrong direction once before.
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Next, I watched another episode of THE CLOSER. This was the one with Orson Bean as the guest star. Very effective performance in this part, and I enjoyed seeing this episode again. It wasn't so emotionally devastating as the R'by" episode that I watched yesterday.
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Next, I picked back up with the bonus features on the MISHIMA set with a half hour dialog with two people who knew Mishima and talk about his life and works. Donald Richie is one. The other man I wasn't as familiar with.
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I think there are three bonuses left, and then I'll watch the movie this evening. That should take me up to the end of the evening.
If not, I'll likely watch THE NIGHT THEY RAIDED MINSKY'S.
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THE NIGHT THEY RAIDED MINSKY'S was among the DVDs in the final order from the Deep Discount sale which arrived today.
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I decided to watch this 1955 Bollywood film
(http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/Jhanak%20credits.jpg)
I have heard good things about it and it is quite colorful, as can be seen from these screen captures.
(http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/Jhanak%20Krishna%20Radha.jpg)
(http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/Jhanak%20Mangal%20Neela.jpg)
(http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/Jhanak%20brindaban%202.jpg)
(http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/Jhanak%20puja%20lamps%202.jpg)
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I'm heading back into the den to continue watching MISHIMA bonus features and the film itself.
WBBL.
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Richard and I just had a late lunch/early dinner - fried chicken and corn on the cob. He did most of the prep (I cleaned the corn) and now he's doing all the clean up.
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TOD - the Saturdays that stand out in my mind were when I was in high school. My friend Eleanor and I would often take the bus to downtown Detroit and spend the day in the now-demolished J. L. Hudson store. Sometimes, we'd walk up Woodward Ave. to eat Chinese food for lunch at Victor Lim's on Grand Circus Park. If one of us had an assignment for Spanish to read a novel in that language, we'd visit a branch of Detroit Public Library that was behind Hudson's and had the best foreign language collection in the city.
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Thanks for the congrats DR Laura (about fitting into my pants).
But the 3rd level of pants are even smaller. For some reason my nicest clothes are all in this small size. I knew those pants would not fit. Although i did try on 4 pairs of these ones today. I could not do up the zipper to 2. So i'm guessing maybe 10 lbs?
I also have at least 3 pairs of long jean shorts (blue, black and beige) that i would love to try to fit into this summer. I'm guessing they are the same size as the ones i tried on today.
But i do feel better. And i think my foot should be okay to start biking again this week.
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re: THE MOLE
Instead, I watched THE MOLE from Monday night. The person I think is the Mole is still in the game, so maybe I'm on the right track now after going in the wrong direction once before.
Can you say who you think it is and why?
I'm just curious.
I do pay attention. But i always feel like most of the things the mole does are really under the radar.
I sort of think it has to be one of those two younger brown haired guys. But really i have no idea.
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Good Evening!
Well... That was a nice nap. 8)
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I've finished most of the nostes for Act One, and I'll finish those up tomorrow. I may run down to Toyland first thing in the morning and bring home the Act Two scores.
Now, tonight, I may watch HYENAS, the African version of Durrenmatt's THE VISIT.
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Took DS Gabe out to get him all supplied for his world travels tomorrow. Got a great deal on a closeout Kodak Easy Share digital camera at Target. It was already marked way down and it turned out they only had the floor model left, which they sold to me for an additional 30% off! So I got Gabe a neat little camera of his own for the journey (which even takes short MPEGs, like our Canon), for around $50. I was very pleased. I also made an important parenting discovery today--spending several hundred on Gabe seems to momentarily snap him out of his perennial pre-teen funk. :)
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DR JMK - It's still all about the BLING$$$
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DR JMK - Vibes that Gabe's parents survive his Hawaiian vacation! I remember feeling the same way when we sent our son on a church mission trip to Mexico.
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So far today i went to the park. Made sand castles. Went on the slide.
Then went to costco to eat a hotdog (no bun for me).
And now my niece is asleep upstairs. She must have been very tired.
She is very proud of herself. Today she peed 3 times in the toilet. She got to ring a bell and put stickers in her book!
;D Sounds like a good day. :)
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Where is everybody? You would think it was a holiday weekend!
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SAFE AND EASY TRAVEL AND VACATION VIBES FOR GABE, DS OF DR JMK!
How is Betsy dealing with the pending departure?
I have a hunch Gabe will take some very nice photos with his new camera. :)
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It used to be a Russian Community Center.
It still is, I believe.
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Lloyd Center Now:
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/portland-city-guide-ga-6.jpg
http://www.portlandrealproperty.com/xSites/Agents/hotpdxhome/Content/UploadedFiles/IMG_1639.JPG
I am glad to see that the ice rink is still there. I used to love to stand on the bridge and watch the skaters.
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Took DS Gabe out to get him all supplied for his world travels tomorrow. Got a great deal on a closeout Kodak Easy Share digital camera at Target. It was already marked way down and it turned out they only had the floor model left, which they sold to me for an additional 30% off! So I got Gabe a neat little camera of his own for the journey (which even takes short MPEGs, like our Canon), for around $50. I was very pleased. I also made an important parenting discovery today--spending several hundred on Gabe seems to momentarily snap him out of his perennial pre-teen funk. :)
JMK, you do know that they have now allowed Hawaii to become part of the United States.
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When we were at Border's picking Gabe up some reading material, I got Onion's parody Atlas of the World ("now with 30% more Asia!") for Betsy. It's hilarious--laid out like a BBC Atlas, but with one great line after another. The little description under Mauritania says "Holy F***--they still have slavery here!" :)
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I have really become interested in these Tall Ships that are in Tacoma until Tuesday morning.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/TallShips.jpg)
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Well... I'm heading down to Chinatown to meet a friend for a late-ish dinner.
Laters...
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PAGE SIX AT LAST!!!!!!
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The weather has been yucky all day. Overcast much of the day, raining buckets when I went to the grocery store, and now, in the late afternoon, the sun has come out and it is beautiful.
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Special for BK: the daily food panic update
ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,376692,00.html)
FDA REPORTS 21 MORE CASES OF SALMONELLA; PEPPERS, SALSA INGREDIENTS TO BE TESTED
WASHINGTON —
The government on Saturday increased the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading suspect although investigators are testing other types of fresh produce.
There have been 943 reported cases nationwide, with at least 130 hospitalizations since mid-April after the first salmonella illnesses appeared, the Food and Drug Administration said Saturday. That compares with a total of 922 people about two days ago and 869 reported earlier in the past week.
The FDA also said it had begun looking at jalapeno peppers as a possible cause of the outbreak, as well as ingredients used to make salsa such as cilantro and Serrano peppers. Tomatoes continue to be investigated as well, spokeswoman Stephanie Kwisnek said.
On Tuesday, the government said it would test numerous other kinds of fresh produce commonly served with fresh tomatoes while insisting that tomatoes remained the leading culprit.
Investigators with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have interviewed people sickened in June to find out what they ate and to compare their diets with those of healthy relatives and neighbors. Officials so far have not revealed early findings, except to say they supported the investigation's new move.
Among the possibilities FDA has said it was exploring is whether tomatoes and other produce are sharing a common packing or shipping site where both might become contaminated, or whether multiple foods might be tainted while being grown on adjoining farms or with common water sources.
Officials have said some patients have told the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention they ate raw tomatoes in fresh salsa and guacamole.
CDC spokesman Glen Nowak said Saturday that the agency's scientists are working around the clock to try to pinpoint the source of the outbreak but are not ready to single out anything. Salsa ingredients, including peppers, are among the items being tested, Nowak said. "We don't rank the items we're looking at."
der Brucer
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Yesterday, after I got home from the party, I watched BYE BYE BIRDIE - the 1963 movie, not the Jason Alexander disaster. I sitll love that movie, maybe because it brings back so many fond memories of going to the Proctor Theater every Friday night.
Watching it last night, I was rather impressed with Bobby Rydell's dancing abilities, but damn he was skinny.
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Then instead of wathcing the fireworks, I watched INDEPENDENCE DAY. I just love that movie (and Adam Bladwin)!
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How sad is this? I am sitting here typing messages at HHW, and I am the only one here to read them. Boy, this is really Saturday Night Fever!
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I'm here, I'm reading
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I'm here, but just to say that we got home safely. Will ketchup tomorrow. Very tired. Good night, all! :)
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Glad you're home safely, you newlywed you!
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I'm here, I'm reading
Bless you Cillaliz! Are you home from the lake?
And wlecome home to our newlyweds.
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DR TCB-Great photo of the Tacoma harbor, and fun for you to see it.
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DR Singdaw, thanks for the update-Welcome home!
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Has anyone ever seen the movie OPERATION: BIKINI? It seems to be a cross between a World War II adventure movie and a Beach Party movie. It stars Frankie Avalon, Tab Hunter, Scott Brady, JIm Backus, and Eva Six(?).
I think I will watch that tomorrow!
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DR TCB-Great photo of the Tacoma harbor, and fun for you to see it.
Thanks Jane, wish I could take credit for the photo, but it was from our newspaper. The one that I wanted to post, was on the front page yesterday, but for some reason it can't be downloaded.
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This is the best I can do about showing the newspaper photo. This is a photo of the HMS Bounty as it sails past Tacoma's Stadium High School.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/BountyStadium.jpg)
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Thanks Jane, wish I could take credit for the photo, but it was from our newspaper. The one that I wanted to post, was on the front page yesterday, but for some reason it can't be downloaded.
I went to the paper and found a slide show (http://www.thenewstribune.com/944/story/404332.html) :)
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Beautiful ships!
We don't see anything like that here!
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Did you go to the slideshow?
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I don’t recollect Saturday’s as a special TV day. It must have been because shows I always watched have been named. So far they are SKY KING, FURY, and SUPERMAN.
I found an article that mentions a Saturday morning line-up which included LASSIE, THE LONE RANGER, ROY ROGERS, CISCO KID, HOPALONG CASSIDY, & MY FRIEND FLICKA. These were all shows I watched.
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And The Song Of The Day Is: I NEVER DO ANYTHING TWICE
;D ;D ;D
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I looked at the slide show. Thanks for the link.
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For those in the LA Area, you can see Grant Geissman perform for free!
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art will present the GRANT GEISSMAN QUINTET this Friday July 11th as part of their Friday Night Jazz series. Grant and the band will be premiering many new tunes from their in-the-works new album project! Performing with Grant will be Brian Scanlon on woodwinds, Emilio Palame on piano, Ken Wild on bass, and Ralph Humphrey on drums. There will likely be a few guests sitting in as well, including guitarist Dennis C. Brown (Grant's writing partner on TWO AND A HALF MEN), and blues guitarist Chuck Lorre (co-creator of TWO AND A HALF MEN)! This admission-free jazz concert is presented at LACMA in the BP Grand Entrance from 6 to 8 p.m. The museum is located at 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036. Call 323 857-6115 for further information.
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I remember watching Saturday morning cartoons, but I don't remember what any of them were.
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You are welcome. I just wanted to make sure you didn't miss all of them.
DR Jose. Did your parents enjoy the ship?
'night
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Took DS Gabe out to get him all supplied for his world travels tomorrow. Got a great deal on a closeout Kodak Easy Share digital camera at Target.
I have this camera, and like it so much that I got one for my mom and brother, too. It's very easy to use, and to post photos on the world-wide interweb!
I hope we'll get to see some of Gabe's photos, too!
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Those were phenomenal fireworks photos from AJ. Thanks for posting them, Cillaliz!
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I had a busy 4th,so I am just now catching up.
The morning of the 4th there is a huge 10K that runs down Peachtree. This has been going on every 4th of July for over 30 years. I have never been able to attend in the past, but now that we're living in town, the course is only a few blocks from our house!
Here's who Peachtree Street looks like when there are 50,000 people on it: (I didn't take this photo)
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After the race, we went to Marietta to meet my mom. It's our tradition to watch the parade together, and then check out the arts and crap booths.
Then we hied ourselves back to Atlanta so I could cook a dish to take to the 4th of July party at the immpecably restored, award-winning Trammell House. It's owned by some dear friends, and we filmed their restoration over the course of 5 years. When it was finished, in preparation for a Preservation Christmas tour, I edited it all together and it was shown during the tour.
I was really happy with how this video turned out, in fact, it is one of my favorite labors of love. The couple has maded over 100 copies of it and I'm about to have to make more. Everyone who sees it always wants a copy. Too bad I can't sell it!
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So there was our regular group of friends there plus some interesting new people, including he guy who is the middle east news futurist for CNN. As you can imagine, he was the center of conversation, and had some fascinating insights on Iraq as well as the Soviet Union, where he was assigned for many years.
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I was very touched by the description of Singdaw and Jason's trip to SF. What a memorable weekend!
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DR Jose, do you know any reason why the blog crashes Safari when I try to open it? This has been happening with a few other blogs as well.
Has anyone else mentioned this problem? The same thing happens with my Mac at work!
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We all brought dishes to our friends' house (full of food!) and had a yummy seleciton of stuff. Afterwards, we watched the fireworks, which are always quite impressive for a small town, and then sat on the porch playing music until about 1AM. Greg played guitar for at least an hour (he hasn't played in sveral years) and his un-callused fingers were hurting quite a bit by the end of the night!
I sure do miss living close to this set of friends, mostly preservationists, but sure don't miss the town itself!
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I'm just going to keep talking to myself...
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I had one of those days where everything went right today. I went to my "meeting" and learned that I'd lost a little over 3 lbs. this week. Then I raced up to Marietta to the fresh market and got great deals on produce just as everyone was shutting down their booths, plus I picked up some tomato plants. Then I was able to get my oil changed and belts checked, and then back into Atlanta to get a haircut, with various other errands in between and then did my block captain duties, worked on the egg cream film, dinner with Greg, and got in a long walk around the neighborhood. The timing of everything could not have worked out better. I LOVE days like this! (I usually feel like I'm spinning my wheels!)
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JMK, your posts have been making me laugh the last few days. (Not as though this is the first time this has happened...)
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Now I'm starting to fade, though...so: NYTOL!
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JMK, your posts have been making me laugh the last few days. (Not as though this is the first time this has happened...)
Oh, cool, another $35 in the bank. :)
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... check out the arts and crap booths.
LOL!
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Good Evening!
I'm back from Chinatown. I had a nice time catching up with my friend, Jeff, and we had a good dinner too. The entrees were basically "very good Chinese restaurant" level, but the appetizers were spectacular. We ordered oysters topped with black bean sauce and steamed shrimp dumplings. It turned out that the we each got one oyster, but it was a HUGE oyster, and the black bean sauce topping was soooooooo good.
Alas, since the kitchen seemed to be a little mixed up tonight, they served our entrees before the appetizers. If the appetizers had come first, we probably would have scrapped the entrees and ordered more oysters and dumplings.
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DR Jose, do you know any reason why the blog crashes Safari when I try to open it? This has been happening with a few other blogs as well.
Has anyone else mentioned this problem? The same thing happens with my Mac at work!
It hasn't been crashing on my end. Although, since I haven't blogged in a while, well... Maybe that's a sign.
???
I have been reading other blogs, and have not had any Safari crashes.
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You are welcome. I just wanted to make sure you didn't miss all of them.
DR Jose. Did your parents enjoy the ship?
'night
My parents loved the whole experience. Well, except for the conversion rate of the dollar to the Euro. ;)
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DR Jennifer, I think the Mole is Clay (the black male contestant). Won't go into why here, but that's my guess.
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Well, I began my evening by finishing up the bonus features on the MISHIMA set. They included a crackjack BBC documentary on the man which is very valuable if the hodgepodge arrangement oif sequences in the movie were at all confusing. And, of course, they weren't restricted by the widow in talking about the man's homosexuality or other controversial aspects of his life as the producers of the film were.
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Then, I went back to disc one and watched the film. It's a beautiful transfer, and having seen everything about the man's life and his works from all the bonus features, the arrangement of elements in the film weren't nearly as confusing as they might have been otherwise, and I certainly understood the parallels from his fiction to his real life much better from having seen all those featurettes beforehand.
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Then, I listened to the audio commentary for the movie by Paul Schrader and Alan Poul. Lots of interesting reminiscences and details about a very difficult shoot.
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I ended my evening watching another episode of THE CLOSER. This was the one where Brenda first starts exhibiting "hot flashes" and concerned the body in the parking lot. (Loved that opening bit with Brenda on the ground which seemed like another dead body when the show started.)
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Tomorrow I start on another TV box set (for review) JAKE AND THE FATMAN. It's season one, volume one so I'm assuming it'll be 12 or 13 episodes.
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Finally back and done for the day. Saw Wall-E, about which a lot more in the notes. Interestingly, because of the long, long line for Indiana Jones an hour and twenty minutes before showtime, I got there ninety minutes ahead of time - nobody there at all, I was the only one. In fact, they opened the theater at two and it was me and three others who went in, one hour before show time. Most people didn't arrive until twenty minutes before the film began - with Indiana Jones all seats were gone and they even began the film twenty minutes early. They ended up with 2/3's of a house. I'm beginning the think that despite the reviews of the year, this film won't do as well as other Pixar films, at least if today is anything to go by. That, and the fact that unless I missed a whole series of postings, our usual first day seeing new films troupe hasn't bothered with Wall-E (I hope I'm proven wrong about it, and would love to read the posts if I am), certainly not as many as would normally be first to see something like this and report back. Briefly, I will say that it's an astonishing piece of work, virtually perfect with two very minor things that I wished were better (both having to do with music).
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Forgot to log out before venturing into the family room for a change of scenery.
'night!
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Finally back and done for the day. Saw Wall-E, about which a lot more in the notes. Interestingly, because of the long, long line for Indiana Jones an hour and twenty minutes before showtime, I got there ninety minutes ahead of time - nobody there at all, I was the only one. In fact, they opened the theater at two and it was me and three others who went in, one hour before show time. Most people didn't arrive until twenty minutes before the film began - with Indiana Jones all seats were gone and they even began the film twenty minutes early. They ended up with 2/3's of a house. I'm beginning the think that despite the reviews of the year, this film won't do as well as other Pixar films, at least if today is anything to go by. That, and the fact that unless I missed a whole series of postings, our usual first day seeing new films troupe hasn't bothered with Wall-E (I hope I'm proven wrong about it, and would love to read the posts if I am), certainly not as many as would normally be first to see something like this and report back. Briefly, I will say that it's an astonishing piece of work, virtually perfect with two very minor things that I wished were better (both having to do with music).
Well, its opening weekend gross last weekend was larger than RATATOUILLE's, but who knows if it has legs? We'll see.
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And now I'm heading downstairs to bed.
Good night!
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BK - I think most of us DRs were doing other things than seeing "Wall-E" during it's opening weekend. However, we're beginning to catch up.
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But everyone sure was at Sex and the City. And many other opening days of films.
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I mean, just wondering if there's a lack of interest. I know many here loved and adored the last Pixar film, but this is much, much better.
The few complaints I've read on various boards have to do with the second half of the film, which I thought terrific. There's not a dud moment in the entire film. In fact, I found the second half of Ratatouille irrititating in its standard plot mechanics - Wall-E, for me, avoids that.
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We're not even getting to page eight? Have I got that right?
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George, I know the London cast recording of 1776 exists, but I've never seen it. I would love to have a copy.
If I can find it. :-\ When I looked for the laserdisc movie soundtrack yesterday, I didn't see the London cast recording with it. I have all my musicals on CDs in marked boxes, so I knew exactly where it should've been. I know I have a CD copy, but I'll have to look for it. I just found my record, so maybe my sister's boyfriend can make me another CD copy.
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Aha, Lloyd Center....I remember going there as a smal tike around 1969 or 1970ish. I thought it was pretty darn neat....and big!
Well, it is definitely much larger now but I don't know if it is any "neater"...I guess I have a hard time with change but the outside mall was much cooler, if you ask me!
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DR George,
I can't tell you how often I listen to the film soundtrack of '1776' on CD and marvel at its quality. It's BY FAR my favorite version of the score ever recorded (the original cast album is something of a trial to sit through for me), and I'll always be grateful to have it.
As for the DVD version of the movie, I'm delighted that they added back the introduction to "He Plays the Violin" and the entire "Cool Considerate Men," but I WISH they had also added back the missing parts of "Piddle-Twiddle-and-Resolve" and the reprise of "The Lees of Old Virginia." I LOVE those verses!
So...do you want a copy? Just let me know. :)
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Well, since we're so close...
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PAGE EIGHT DANCE!!
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I hope this makes BK happy. It's not Page 69, but at least, it's Page 8.
;)
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DR George, You are so bad! But funny! *LOL* :)
TOD: Also got up and watched "Isis" which was actually my favorite (along with the other shows I listed earlier)!
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Well, it is 11:45 p.m. Pacific Time. Got up later than usual this morning but have been busy and now am starting to wind down. Think I'll try to get some sleep. Happy late 4th of July to all and to all a goodnight!
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DR George, You are so bad! But funny! *LOL* :)
TOD: Also got up and watched "Isis" which was actually my favorite (along with the other shows I listed earlier)!
What?? Bad?? On our highest posting day (February 25, 2007 (http://www.haineshisway.com/community/index.php?board=21;action=display;threadid=1305;start=0)) we had 69 pages of posts. ;)
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Back from the O'Neill and seeing the very new musical MYTH by the tremendously gifted John Mercurio, a writer who has the ability to take amazing plot turns and twists and make them feel natural and inevitable. Bill and Maureen were quite fine in their noteworthy featured roles, and John Lloyd Young was excellent as one of the leads. We'll definitely hear of this show in the future.
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Today, I went to my sister's to move three, count 'em THREE couches (I should point out that what I'm calling "couches" are actually smaller than regular couches...they're like loveseats, but slightly larger than those). Fortunately, I wasn't the only one moving the furniture, but it was a hassle, nonetheless. First, we had to move one couch from her living room to the garage. Then we had to move another couch that was already in the garage, into the living room. Then, we had to move a third couch that was upstairs in my niece's TV room, downstairs into the living room with the other couch so that my sister will have a sort of sectional couch. THEN, we had to move a not-too-large (but still fairly heavy...it's made of solid wood) TV armoire from my sister's bedroom upstairs down to the garage. Then, two smallish bookshelf sections had to be moved upstairs into my sister's bedroom. And now, it's done.
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Tomorrow, I'm ushering for a matinee of a local semi-professional production of The Rocky Horror Show (http://www.harlequinproductions.org/seasonpages/08/rocky.html)! This should be VERY good. :D
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Also today (Saturday) my dad's two sisters arrived from California for a two-week visit. We're all getting together tomorrow and I'll join after Rocky is over. :)
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I have really become interested in these Tall Ships that are in Tacoma until Tuesday morning.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/TallShips.jpg)
Wow! That's pretty cool!
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I'm here, but just to say that we got home safely. Will ketchup tomorrow. Very tired. Good night, all! :)
Welcome home, Singdaw and Hubby!! ;D
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DR George - Strangely enough, the one version of 1776 that I usually see sitting in the bins at Virgin is the London production.
WHAT?? :o The London version on CD?? Or do you mean you see the used vinyl record? If you mean on CD, BUY IT FOR ME!!
Please. :)
Is this the recording?
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3110/2597254133_37e5b9c667_o.jpg)
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I'm pretty certain the London 1776 was never issued on CD.