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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were high flying adored, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they've got another suitcase in another hall and are almost ready.
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And the word of the day is: GRAMMATOLATRY!
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Welcome nine GUESTS.
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Tom:
ALW'S THOUGHTS (http://www.andrewlloydwebber.com/theatre/starlight.php)
Starlight Express started life in 1975 as a sort of Cinderella story which I hoped would be an animated movie.
It never got off the ground. Then in 1983 I rewrote it for my children, Imogen and Nicholas, in the version that opened in March 1984 in this theatre. Nine years later we revisited Starlight whose new music was dedicated to my son, Alastair. Starlight was always meant to be fun, hopefully an entertaining piece of live theatre for a new audience.
Everything in Starlight is played and performed live, though the orchestra is invisible under the stage. We are all proud that Starlight not only because the second longest running musical in London theatre history in April 1992, but also has spawned a new generation of theatre-goers who perhaps never considered going to the theatre before and who may have gone on to other (perhaps more conventional!) things.
Andrew Lloyd Webber
From the 1992 London production programme
der Brucer
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Thanks Der Brucer. I have the programme somewhere.
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I have the original London cast recording of Starlight Express and it's my favorite of all the different recordings. I don't really care for the changes that have been put in, over the years...but that's just me.
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I think that the concept album of Evita references the historical Che. (There are some comments about his work with insecticide).
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One of my favorite ALW songs is the solo, "Only He," sung by the then-not-late Stephanie Lawrence from that original London cast recording. It's been rewritten to be a duet, and I don't think it's as good. :-\
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I enjoy ALW's Variations and I like "Tell Me On a Sunday". BUT NOT THE rewritten Bernadette Peters version which is in my list of all time dreadful recordings.
I do like "Unexpected Song".
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(and it is not that I dislike Ms Peters. I have enjoyed her performances in some shows)
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I also like "Love changes everything" but he reminds me of something else - maybe from Candide!
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There are also two quite lovely melodies used in "The Beautiful Game".
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I enjoy ALW's Variations and I like "Tell Me On a Sunday". BUT NOT THE rewritten Bernadette Peters version which is in my list of all time dreadful recordings.
I do like "Unexpected Song".
I really like the songs "Tell Me On a Sunday" and "Nothing Like You've Ever Known" (this is in 5/4).
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Goodnight DR George.
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Good night, Tom.
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Half A Moment and Tell Me On A Sunday are lovely, as is Unexpected Song.
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TOD: The aforementioned, along with "All For Laura" and "Evermore Without You," the male power ballad, both from The Woman in White.
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***HEALING VIBES*** for Bonnie & Sue, co-workers of DR Ginny.
***STRENGTHENING AND CONTINUED HEALING VIBES*** for DR Ginny & DR Kerry & DearReaderLaura DR
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Adorable & Irresistable "baby" photos of DDs Magnus & Fosca!!!!
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The NY Times offers recipes for health:
Summer Salad With Feta (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/health/nutrition/21recipe.html?th&emc=th)
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I definately love Variations. I love it in the original rock variation, I love it in the orchestral variation, and I love the live recording from London's Song and Dance.
OK, so I'm a Variations slut. Sue me.
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I like his work with Tim Tice.
Jesus Christ Superstar
I Don't Know How To Love Him
Could We Start Again Please
Pilate's Dream
Herod's Song
Evita
A New Argentina
High Flying Adored
And The Money Kept Rolling In
Waltz for Eva and Che
By Jeeves
Half A Moment
I only have the Bernadette Peters version of Tell Me On A Sunday so I don't know how different the two following songs are
Tell Me On A Sunday
Unexpected Song
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Tuesday morning greetings! I'm up early for an appointment with my foot surgeon and then some errands with Richard on the way home.
TOD - "Love Changes Everything" and "Skimbleshanks"
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Morning all. Nothing to add to the topic of the day.
Back to work.
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I am going to venture out at lunch to see if I can secure a copy of this, released today:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61G3uomE0QL._SS500_.jpg)
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Hi Ben. Based on Anthony's Starfighter audition last year, Skip had recommended Anthony for a role (it was a showcase, so awful pay, but a fun part) but then I realized from here that Anthony had a really nice job for August. But I thought Anthony would like to know that going to an audition can indeed keep him on people's minds even when he doesn't get the part he's auditioning for, though I'm sure he knows that.
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"You think THIS is fun? Wait until we hit the stairwell!"
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photo: TRACES/fades
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Good morning, all! This is another day with the 42nd Street NYPL, but first the laundry must be accomplished.
Through a terrible fluke based entirely on cash flow and vacation schedules, I had to book a trip of two days to the Library of Congress yesterday, and I booked it for Thursday and Friday of this week. In reading this morning's notes, I realized what a mess my absent-minded action has done to my social calendar for the week. I may be back by 7 for DR FJL's and DP Skip's soiree, but it depends on whether or not my work is finished in time to make the 4 pm train. I hope to be there, but I'm already extending apologies in case I don't make it back in time.
TOD: This is a curiosity: I've been listening to this JAY recording, THE MUSICALITY OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER because I have orchestrations on it, several or them tracks from earlier recordings like "Macavity" and "Starlight Express." However, I'm credited for two charts and I don't believe they're both mine. I remember scoring a number from "The Beautiful Game" for Mr Yap but I didn't keep a copy of the score so I don't know if "Our Kind of Love" sung by the wonderful Sally Ann Triplett is really mine. As to the other one I'm credited for, "Whistle Down the wind," did I really score it? I honestly don't think so, but I could be wrong. Do I have any favorite ALW songs? Maybe "Half a Moment," which is really lovely, but "Love Changes Everything" sounds incomplete to me, like an AABA song missing several sections, and I keep wondering where the second theme is.
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Larry - Please call us when you know if you're going to make it - i guess that would be when you know whether you're making that 4 pm train. In terms of places to sit, knowing one way or the other whether it's 8 or 9 people will help a bit. The more the merrier of course (especially when you're the "more"), but we just want to be ready as far in advance as we can.
So it's Skip, me, BK, jose, JulieMiller, singdaw, Vixmom, vixter,
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Larry - Please call us when you know if you're going to make it - i guess that would be when you know whether you're making that 4 pm train. In terms of places to sit, knowing one way or the other whether it's 8 or 9 people will help a bit. The more the merrier of course (especially when you're the "more"), but we just want to be ready as far in advance as we can.
So it's Skip, me, BK, jose, JulieMiller, singdaw, Vixmom, vixter,
I had planned to talk to you about it before I leave on Thursday morning, DR FJL! I will let you know as well on Friday how the schedule looks. I hate to miss so many dearly loved folks!
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Fred, thanks very much for the note to Anthony. As I was reading it he called and I was able to read it to him on the phone (since like so many spouses he doesn't read this here site). He was moved and very appreciative and wants to extend his thanks to both you and Skip!
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I still miss my state room on the Disney Wonder. :-\
;)
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My favorite Andrew Lloyd Webber song?
Although I really don't like the show it's from (i.e. SUNSET BLVD.), I would have to pick "With One Look" as my favorite Webber tune.
And, of course, 2nd place would have to go to "Don't Cry for Me Argentina".
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As for the Topic of the Day...
I'm another fan of "Nothing Like You've Ever Known" from Tell Me On A Sunday. I "used" to like the song "Tell Me On A Sunday", but after hearing it butchered one too many times at auditions, well... It's one of the rare songs that causes me to immediately roll my eyes as soon as it's put on the piano in front of me.
I also like "Skimbleshanks" from Cats - another odd-metered song, 13/8, I believe, in some sections.
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re: them announcing the winner of the Search for Elle Woods before the show was over. I don't get why they did that. Or why some newspapers also had the articles online before the show had even aired.
Alas since episode 5 i've only been able to see a few (very few) bits and pieces. THe show is supposedly going to air starting mid-august here. So i will catch up on the episodes i missed, since i really enjoyed the show.
In the beginning my favorites were lauren and rhiannon!
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And I believe that's all for me for right now. I have another hour of so with the folks from Disneyworld this morning, and then I think I may hit a museum this afternoon and/or a movie. -Or wherever else I can stay cool and dry (since we're supposed to get storms today).
Laters...
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Speaking of Andrew Lloyd Webber, he was in charage of choosing which maria went home last night on the HOW DO I SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE MARIA show.
I was sort of afraid he might choose the wrong girl.but thankfully he did not. They are now down to 3 girls (one of whom i really really like). But i was annoyed because she got one of the lowest votes (bottom 2). Yet her line was busy from when the show ended for 1 1/2 hours. Something does not seem right. Because how can you vote for her if her line is always busy!
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As for my favorite ALW songs. I won't say he is my favorite. But i do enjoy a lot of his songs and shows.
I really like EVITA, and like "another suitcase in another hall", "i'd be surprisingly good for you" among others.
I like JOSEPH, "Close Every door".
I don't love PHANTOM. But enjoy it.
I liked CATS when i was a little kid. :)
I like "love changes everything" (ASPECTS of LOVE).
I do like SUNSET BLVD and have seen it a few times on stage (toronto, bway..). JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR i like okay.
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Good morning!
Even hotter weather is forecast for today (98 for the high), so it's swelter-land here in NC. Ugh!
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Am I remembering correctly? Did there used to be a salad dressing called "Goddess"?
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I had a friend whose parents put him in the care of his grandparents. They raised him from age 5 on. After the grandfather passed just after my friend's 19th birthday, he began to dote on his grandmother to the extent that he might be considered under the influence of grammatolatry!
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Of course, the same thing could be said for a few folks I've encountered on the internet.
So intense is it, is some cases, that nothing will do but that 15 words will be used where only two will do.
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Though EVITA is the only ALW show that I like, there are a handful of songs from other shows that I really love (and for me, that's saying something):
"I Don't Know How to Love Him"
"Starlight Express"
"Only You"
"Tell Me on a Sunday"
"With One Look"
and my favorite of all the songs is "Buenos Aires" from EVITA.
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Am I remembering correctly? Did there used to be a salad dressing called "Goddess"?
There was Green Goddess. That was my father's favorite dressing.
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It's a long, long way between there and here.
Sigh.
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Elmo: On those credited songs you aren't sure were yours -- do they "sound" like you?
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Hi, Mike!
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I think our "boy" is going to be leaving tomorrow night.
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There was Green Goddess. That was my father's favorite dressing.
That's the one! I couldn't make it work in my mind with the word "Goddess" alone.
Thanks! :D
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As for the movie of EVITA, I only liked Bandaras and (to a lesser extent) Pryce.
The music has been altered so that Madonna can struggle through it (tempos slowed, keys lowered), and it takes the zest right out of the show. It's TURGID now.
I despised their giving "Another Suitcase" to her; she didn't NEED yet another song (especially adding that new tune so ALW could qualify - and win - an Oscar).
And that nonanamorphic transfer is abominable. Obviously Disney lost money on the movie and has no desire to strike another DVD correctly the faults.
I bought a used copy of EVITA on DVD just because of Bandaras.
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I am doing yard work.
I am allergic to yard work.
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Nothing on TV for me tonight. NCIS is a repeat from last season which I have on DVD, so no need to record that.
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It's supposed to get all the way up to F 68 degrees here today!
Whew!
We had a high of F 62 degrees yesterday. That was considerably warmer than our high of F 58 degrees Sunday.
These are the recuperation days from the stretches of brutal heat we've had.
If we had somewhat warmer days and cool nights that would make it a perfect summer.
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I am doing yard work.
I am allergic to yard work.
I don't guess there is anyone you can change seats with, is there?
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So, here I am again waiting for THE SCORPION KING to arrive on Blu-ray so I can review it. If it doesn't come, I'll have to keep moving on through the next TV box set, THE HILLS - Season Three. Having never seen season one or two, I hope I can catch up with the characters and their backstories.
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Nothing on TV for me tonight. NCIS is a repeat from last season which I have on DVD, so no need to record that.
Big Brother 10 might amuse you.
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TOD:
I have no favorite ALW songs.
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TOD:
I have no favorite ALW songs.
Would you know an ALW song if you heard one, though?
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Nope.
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I'm rather fond of "Jesus Christ, Superstar", especially "Everything's All Right", "I Don't Know How to Love Him", and the title song.
From PHANTOM, "Music of the Night", "Prima Donna" and "Point of No Return" are favorites.
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Just dropping by to say "hi" while waiting for a conference call to start. They are late.
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Good morning, good day, how are you this beautiful day? I am up. Beyond that, I have no clew.
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Rehearsal for Singing In the Rain was fairly chaotic last night. We were doing only my scenes to give me ALL of my blocking for the WHOLE show....we did get done a bit early, so a few musical numbers were also run.
It was the first night the company had the real stage, so some were a bit lost....the physical production looks like it might be fun, and there are TONS of costumes.....
Fat Cosmo doesn't know his lines, blocking. or songs. I am always amazed that people can spend three weeks rehearsing a show and still NOT know their lyrics....or lines. I am thinking that character will be pretty much of a disaster, even though he can tap dance.
Starting tonight we rehearse from 6:30 until who knows when....we have been told that all nights will be LATE.... I hate disorganized rehearsals....full of teenagers who do not listen or even know what they are supposed to do even though they have been told a hundred times, a talk on the telephone and wander around, then go onstage and stand like sticks..... I just can't think about it.
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Lovely Magnus and Fosca photos from yesterday.
TOD:
Another vote for "Love Changes Everything"
Also;
"High Flying Adored", "Superstar", "Stone the Crows", "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again", and "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina."
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The ingrates. I tell ya.
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Good morning!
We watched Kyra on the tonight show---one of her better interviews.
"I'm from NY. Rats don't scurry---they saunter!" LOL!
We lit candles last night for our furry friends who have passed on: Miss Blue Moon, Magnus and Fosca, and little Baby Blue, our 3 legged cat-in-law who we used to care for from Greg's sister was out of townl she passed on last week. Vibes to all!
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I somehow missed the post about the funeral DR Dakota went to. Vibes of comfort and hugs to Dakota!
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For Jason O'Mara, a.k.a. Bill Kroelick fans (perhaps this has already been mentioned...)
David E. Kelly has just hired the lead for his adaptation of the BBC hit series Life on Mars. According to Variety, Jason O'Mara will be stepping into the shoes of detective Sam Tyler.
The show revolves around O'Mara's P.I. He finds himself back in the 1970s, where he must battle a serial killer that has something to do with the present day abduction of his girlfriend.
Kelley stated, "This is a complicated character with many colors. After an exhaustive search, we're thrilled to have cast Jason O'Mara. He is a tremendous talent."
The show starts shooting on Aug. 14th, and will be ready for midseason consideration.
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Thanks for the candle, DR EDISAURUS.....
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For Jason O'Mara, a.k.a. Bill Kroelick fans (perhaps this has already been mentioned...)
David E. Kelly has just hired the lead for his adaptation of the BBC hit series Life on Mars. According to Variety, Jason O'Mara will be stepping into the shoes of detective Sam Tyler.
The show revolves around O'Mara's P.I. He finds himself back in the 1970s, where he must battle a serial killer that has something to do with the present day abduction of his girlfriend.
Kelley stated, "This is a complicated character with many colors. After an exhaustive search, we're thrilled to have cast Jason O'Mara. He is a tremendous talent."
The show starts shooting on Aug. 14th, and will be ready for midseason consideration.
I've mentioned it several times because Jason O'Mara is my dream man. I don't know how old that interview is because Kelley has been removed as producer/showrunner for the show (quite some time ago), replaced by the showrunners from OCTOBER ROAD.
I believe the show is on ABC's fall schedule airing after GREY'S ANATOMY at 10 p.m. on Thursday night.
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DR MATTH - I emailed Disney DVD and they answered today that they have no release date scheduled for the Annette Funicello Walt Disney Treasures Tin....did you get an email or a notice from some one telling you something different? I am hoping they are just not talking about it yet since you indicated a November 11 release to replace "Destino." I have my fingers crossed.
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Back from my early errand, and while I didn't have a strong conversation with my publisher, they did respond to my strong e-mail of last night, so all should be well today.
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Hmmm.... Batman got arrested.
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Ugh! It wouldn't be fair to criticize all teenagers, but the last time I worked with a bunch of them was in SCROOGE, and it was a MISERABLE experience. They did exactly as DR JRand described them: never listened to direction or wrote anything down; rehearsals were a gossip session/party, and when the time to get on stage arrived, they were at seas and complete ciphers.
During the run of the show, they often missed their cues and left actors stranded on stage waiting for their arrival. Then, they'd laugh about their goofs. I finally told one particular bad boy off when my friend playing Scrooge was left stranded on stage ad-libbing because the kid didn't EVER come on stage (someone had to cover for him), and when the kid realized he had messed up, he collapsed into gales of laughter. I've NEVER been so furious in all my life.
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DR MATTH - I emailed Disney DVD and they answered today that they have no release date scheduled for the Annette Funicello Walt Disney Treasures Tin....did you get an email or a notice from some one telling you something different? I am hoping they are just not talking about it yet since you indicated a November 11 release to replace "Destino." I have my fingers crossed.
I don't think there has been a specific announcement. Only some "people in the know" telling what's going on behind the scenes.
Keeping my fingers crossed for sure!
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Oh my, the alleged assault was against his mother and sister in London, hopefully he will be released from custody to attend the premiere of THE DARK KNIGHT in Spain on Thursday.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213900,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines (http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213900,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines)
Suddenly my problems don't seem so troublesome. 8)
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I'm having lunch with my friend Hal today at 1 p.m. at a pub near my house. Even though I have some time, I guess I'll head down now and check the mail and then start getting cleaned up.
WBBL.
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Oh my, the alleged assault was against his mother and sister in London, hopefully he will be released from custody to attend the premiere of THE DARK KNIGHT in Spain on Thursday.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213900,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines (http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213900,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines)
Suddenly my problems don't seem so troublesome. 8)
I saw the story, too, and there are some lapses in the story since at the time they claim they were being attacked, he was in London at the premiere of THE DARK KNIGHT. This should be an interesting developing story.
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If behavior of teens is a generational thing, does that mean we can't fault the individual person?
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And now I'm REALLY going!
;D
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Thanks DR MATTH - I have confidence in people in the know over and above the official party line.
I am outraged at your experience in SCROOGE, but not surprised. I don't get it. I have been doing shows since I was six years old, and I wouldn't think of acting like SOME of the people in some of the shows I have been in recently.....they just don't get it. It's just another thing for them to do, not a passion, just a way to get away from the parents for awhile, and be where no one can tell them what to do.....unless I am the director....and then of course a lot of them leave the first week.
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Going all the way to New York with no pit stop in Kentucky, BK? Ahh, I remember when you said you would be our first visitor.
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If behavior of teens is a generational thing, does that mean we can't fault the individual person?
Oh I can be very person specific! 8)
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Going all the way to New York with no pit stop in Kentucky, BK? Ahh, I remember when you said you would be our first visitor.
DR CP, it seems you have joined the rest of us in the FlyOver States. :-\
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I don't think there has been a specific announcement. Only some "people in the know" telling what's going on behind the scenes.
Keeping my fingers crossed for sure!
There is a reference to the three titles at thedigitalbits (http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/barriemaxwell/index.html#clas). Look at the "Classic Coming Attractions Database" link dated 7/3...it's a calendar, of sorts, and it goes through November where it lists the three "tin" titles. These guys are usually hooked up with someone "inside" the studios, but sometimes things change.
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I hope DR stewpot's conference call went well and that he's now free to trip the light fantastick!
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We had our first real rehearsal of the Revue last night. The Bus Stop set is beautiful and charming and completely unworkable for a Revue. :) They also somehow neglected to mention that the on stage piano I am using is a full sized concert grand, which takes up about half of the stage. Let the "oy"ing begin. The run through actually went amazingly well, though it was the best example of Too Many Chiefs I have experienced in a long time. I had to calmly and quietly let it be known how things were going to go a few times and that was that. The singers all sound marvelous, I must say, and I managed to somehow craft a through line woven of the songs each person chose for themselves to sing--things as disparate as "I'm Going to Make You Beautiful" for one of the women to "Silly People" for one of the men.
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For you fans of Bones and L&O:SVU: I posted a week or so ago that I thought that Betsy's brother had edited tonight's SVU. Betsy spoke to Jesse yesterday, and it turns out what he has edited is this weird "small form mini-series" that is airing in two minute segments for the next several weeks during both of the above series. So if you see it, that's it. ;)
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Re: ALW. I have long said that JCS is an unmitigated piece of genius, after which Sir Andrew suffered some sort of cerebral hemmorhage which affected his compositional prowess.
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The funny thing about this Revue (for me, anyway) is the AD is absolutely anal about everything being "logical" and "making sense," (since he insisted we write the show around the set), which took major finagling on my part, and yet he doesn't seem bothered by the fact that a little Bus Stop in Podunkville has a concert grand sitting in the middle of the restaurant area. As I stated to one of the singers last night, "just in case Dame Kiri drops by for an impromptu concert." :)
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I wonder what some of the problem now being seen in community theaters -- lack of discipline/focus/consideration for others -- can be linked to.
When I read JRand's posts about his experiences, I recall my long-past experiences and I know none of that shoddy behavior would have been tolerated past the first occurrence. And it makes me wonder if "things" have gotten to the point where theaters "have" to tolerate it, to an extent, just to get enough people to do shows.
I know most of the folks I did theater with over the years have either retired or work only on occasion in theater. Loss of experience among a veteran corps, plus this anything-goes no-discipline attitude that young people seem imbued with from birth -- and which is often nurtured in the homes and in the schools -- can really take its toll on the arts when talent isn't nurtured with discipline. I cannot imagine a symphony conductor, or a ballet director, or an opera conductor tolerating such things. There are, of course, "star" egos and diva attitudes, but one would presume that such behavior gets tolerated because of boxoffice drawing power. Do such things exist in community theater among locals?
I've known some divas, of course, but they were quite soon properly adjusted by the rest of the cast and by a sudden appearance of an understudy going through their blocking.
Are there other thoughts -- or, good ideas -- out there as to what's going on that makes such experiences as Jack's more commonplace than rare?
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Justice vibes for DR Cillaliz and her client.
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TOD: Favorite Andrew Lloyd Weber songs? That's too much of an oxymoron for me. I am proud to see I have always trashed Andrew Lloyd Weber, and he has yet to do much of anything to convince me otherwise.
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I like some Andrew Lloyd Webber. I'm too tired and sneezy to think of anything in particular right now.
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Am I remembering correctly? Did there used to be a salad dressing called "Goddess"?
Green Goddess
A sort of creamy ranch dressing that was slighlty green (avocadoes perhaps?)
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TOD: Favorite Andrew Lloyd Weber songs? That's too much of an oxymoron for me. I am proud to see I have always trashed Andrew Lloyd Weber, and he has yet to do much of anything to convince me otherwise.
Actually-- to clarify, I think much of what he does actually works in the shows themselves--in context. However, there are not many of his songs that really stand out on their own.
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GAWRSH! Tropical Storm Dolly heading for Texas!!!! Warn them all, Manny!
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I don't know that one can point to any one cause, DR Ron Pulliam, but you do see this general "attitude" among the young in many areas besides the arts. In the public school classroom; in restaurants. This generalized sense of entitlement and lack of respect for others is a very troublesome development.
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Well I think we need some bitch-slappin' goin' on.
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Would you know an ALW song if you heard one, though?
I would have no clue.
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I wonder what some of the problem now being seen in community theaters -- lack of discipline/focus/consideration for others -- can be linked to.
When I read JRand's posts about his experiences, I recall my long-past experiences and I know none of that shoddy behavior would have been tolerated past the first occurrence. And it makes me wonder if "things" have gotten to the point where theaters "have" to tolerate it, to an extent, just to get enough people to do shows.
I know most of the folks I did theater with over the years have either retired or work only on occasion in theater. Loss of experience among a veteran corps, plus this anything-goes no-discipline attitude that young people seem imbued with from birth -- and which is often nurtured in the homes and in the schools -- can really take its toll on the arts when talent isn't nurtured with discipline. I cannot imagine a symphony conductor, or a ballet director, or an opera conductor tolerating such things. There are, of course, "star" egos and diva attitudes, but one would presume that such behavior gets tolerated because of boxoffice drawing power. Do such things exist in community theater among locals?
I've known some divas, of course, but they were quite soon properly adjusted by the rest of the cast and by a sudden appearance of an understudy going through their blocking.
Are there other thoughts -- or, good ideas -- out there as to what's going on that makes such experiences as Jack's more commonplace than rare?
I have noticed in both professional and community theater there seems to be a different work ethic these days - not from everyone - there are still hard-working actors and actresses, but I've been shocked by some of the behavior I've seen, not to mention the appalling regularity with which young Broadway performers miss shows. These people should get down on their knees and thank the Lord they are on Broadway, but they behave as if they were entitled to be there and can behave any way they like. If it were me, I would fire any actor who missed shows repeatedly, especially this current group of non-stars.
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Well I think we need some bitch-slappin' goin' on.
Oh!!! Me first!!! Me first!
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I would have no clue.
;D
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Oh!!! Me first!!! Me first!
Hmmmm....I might have to accommodate you just for not waiting your turn!
:D
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I wonder: If we developed a new cable show called Rant-O-Rama, and allowed anyone to come on each week and rant about any topic they wanted, whether anyone would watch such a show?
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I think a Happy Birthday is in order for Willem Dafoe who is 53 years young today.
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I wonder: If we developed a new cable show called Rant-O-Rama, and allowed anyone to come on each week and rant about any topic they wanted, whether anyone would watch such a show?
You could hold AUDITIONS all over the country for such a show....thousands would turn out for their chance to do a rant.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WILLEM!
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I have noticed in both professional and community theater there seems to be a different work ethic these days - not from everyone - there are still hard-working actors and actresses, but I've been shocked by some of the behavior I've seen, not to mention the appalling regularity with which young Broadway performers miss shows. These people should get down on their knees and thank the Lord they are on Broadway, but they behave as if they were entitled to be there and can behave any way they like. If it were me, I would fire any actor who missed shows repeatedly, especially this current group of non-stars.
It's truly sad when this afflicts professional theater.
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You could hold AUDITIONS all over the country for such a show....thousands would turn out for their chance to do a rant.
And bk could be on the judging panel! :D
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And bk could be on the judging panel! :D
And forfeit his own opportunity to rant?
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How unseemly.
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And forfeit his own opportunity to rant?
Oh, no... He could show the contestants exactly how it's done! ;)
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We need a bit of Seemly-
Right this very minute.
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The natives are getting restless. But they carry large utensils.
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I probably mentioned this before, but I am going to mention it one more time:
During a tennis tournament in San Francisco in the mid-1990s (I believe it was sponsored by Virginia Slims at the time), Martina Navratilova was playing.
The referee who sits at the net line called one of her balls "out." She claimed it was on the line, and he countered "It was out by 8 inches."
Navratilova was heard muttering: "Yeah...and men have been telling women it was 8 inches since the beginning of time!"
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I wonder: If we developed a new cable show called Rant-O-Rama, and allowed anyone to come on each week and rant about any topic they wanted, whether anyone would watch such a show?
I'm surprised there isn't already such a show on.
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Do you have a topic at the ready, DR Kerry? ;)
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R.I.P., Estelle Getty!
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I have noticed in both professional and community theater there seems to be a different work ethic these days - not from everyone -
Only in the theater! :-\
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I probably mentioned this before, but I am going to mention it one more time:
During a tennis tournament in San Francisco in the mid-1990s (I believe it was sponsored by Virginia Slims at the time), Martina Navratilova was playing.
The referee who sits at the net line called one of her balls "out." She claimed it was on the line, and he countered "It was out by 8 inches."
Navratilova was heard muttering: "Yeah...and men have been telling women it was 8 inches since the beginning of time!"
;D
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R.I.P., Estelle Getty!
(http://www.scottstander.com/Personalities/estelle_getty_medium.gif)
I hadn't heard that yet. Sorry about that, too, because I liked her.
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Do you have a topic at the ready, DR Kerry? ;)
No, I'm not in ranting mood todasy.....yet.
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I am going to see MAMMA MIA tonight!
On tv for me to record:
Canadian Idol results
Big brother 10
Denise Richards/Living Lohan ( i don't know why but i find these 2 shows very amusing)
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Back from my two-mile jog, which was easier today. I've been struggling with one line of this new lyric I'm writing - it had to perfectly match the scan and syllables of another line - I knew what the line should be saying but I couldn't make it fit no matter how many times I reworded it. As usual it came to me on my jog - two blocks into it, which meant I had to remember it until I got back twenty minutes later. Thankfully, I did.
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Welcome ten GUESTS.
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And I'm glad to see Jane's here - I don't like it when she goes on these sabbaticals. Even if it's five minutes a day, it's a better day with Jane here. I haz spoken.
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DR MattH, i don't know if you watched this week's THE MOLE (or even if you got to last week yet). I only got part way through last night (so my post has nothing to do with who got eliminated this week.
But i found some of the behavior last night VERY INTERESTING!
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in case you did not watch last week yet. 1. i don't see how mark could be the mole. last week he basically solved all the puzzles while running on the treadmill. and this week he solved them all again! 2. how on earth could clay say he's a genius and yet he could not subtract!!??? that was ludicrous and very suspicious. however he then went to solve the lock combo without even having nicole give him the number. That was impressive! 3. paul has been my leading suspect and my gosh he totally put them in the wrong direction. ANd last week he purposely made clay and alex go to an answer he (paul) knew was wrong). 4. i really don't think nicole could be the mole. 5. fat guy (my mind just went blank on his name) made a mistake as nicole pointed out by giving her the wrong number during the task. Anyhow i'm finding this show very intersting. But i guess stupidity coupled with people TRYING to act molelike makes it very hard to figure out who is guilty!
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There must be some Andrew Lloyd Webber songs that even people who don't follow musical theatre would know.
The title songs to the Phantom Of The Opera or Jesus Christ Superstar?
"Don't Cry For Me Argentina" from Evita?
"Memory" from Cats (everyone must know this one right?).
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As usual it came to me on my jog - two blocks into it, which meant I had to remember it until I got back twenty minutes later. Thankfully, I did.
This happens to me all the time on Initials Game TM day when I go to walk the dog in the morning. It's an interesting memory test, and I think mine's getting a little bit better as a result. :)
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I'm glad to see Jane's here
DITTO!! :)
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There must be some Andrew Lloyd Webber songs that even people who don't follow musical theatre would know.
The title songs to the Phantom Of The Opera or Jesus Christ Superstar?
"Don't Cry For Me Argentina" from Evita?
"Memory" from Cats (everyone must know this one right?).
Apparently not....everyone! ;)
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What i meant was you might actually know an ALW song but not realize it!
Btw, even though he comes off slightly goofy on the MARIA show. I actually think he makes a great judge.
He is really complimentary. And he really took the time out to explain what he thought about each performer!
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I would definitely not consider DR MBarnum "everyone".
He is a special, unique case! 8)
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On my way to lunch now - it got pushed up to noon. I've decided on the half-rack of baby back ribs - I usually have the barbecue brisket sandwich, but that's with three pieces of white bread (traditional style) and tons of brisket and lots of sauce. I think there's far less meat on the ribs, no bread, and I control the sauce factor, so I'm hoping that's the right thing to do.
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That's the title of my next novella...
I Control the Sauce Factor
:)
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Van Dyke Parks is playing at Tangier Supper Club tomorrow night...some wonderful music with Inara George, Lowell George's daughter.
What a time not to live in LA. Dang!
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And I'm glad to see Jane's here - I don't like it when she goes on these sabbaticals. Even if it's five minutes a day, it's a better day with Jane here. I haz spoken.
Thank you :)
My problem, I stay longer than I should, and I really need to tear my house apart, clean it and put it back together again. Following the house, we need to begin on the garage.
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DITTO!! :)
:D
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From Edi:
I notice she's showing a lot more skin and having more intimate moments with Fritz. I wonder if it's in response to SAVING GRACE?
IMHO, she lost weight when Brenda had to stop eating sweets and is now showing off her fantastic body ;)
Oh my god. They are the cutest puppies in the world! (Apart from DD Sherlock of course!) How long ago was the photo taken?
It is a great honor for Sherlock to be considered as cute as those pups.
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I’m thinking of DR Cilla today & hoping she is having a good day!
Back to cleaning.
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R.I.P., Estelle Getty!
(http://www.scottstander.com/Personalities/estelle_getty_medium.gif)
She died 3 days short of her 85th Birthday. But it was a blessing that she didn't have to suffer anymore.
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R.I.P., Estelle Getty!
(http://www.scottstander.com/Personalities/estelle_getty_medium.gif)
Here is a link to her website. You can leave your thoughts in the guestbook. The site is busy and may be hard to be on. I had to try several times to upload my guestbook item.
http://www.estellegetty.com/main.html (http://www.estellegetty.com/main.html)
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Back from what appears to have been my last appointment with the foot surgeon. He says that the swelling of my foot is normal and that no longer wearing my funny shoe will help. Well, that's fine and dandy, except the only other thing I can get on my left foot is a fuzzy slipper. Won't that look cute with my work clothes on Monday?
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I would definitely not consider DR MBarnum "everyone".
He is a special, unique case! 8)
You kow, I hear that a lot. :)
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Ain't nothin' goin' on but the rant
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Don't cry for me, Marge and Tina!
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I had a most delightful lunch with my friend Hal this afternoon. Ah, how time passes. When we were both single, we were on the phone nearly every day or two jabbering away about our lives, the movies we were watching, etc.
Nine years ago, he found love, and our close friendhsip is now much more sporadic. He has a new job now, too, that requires him to be on the road several days a week, so balancing that and a lover and old friendships is tough indeed.
Nice that we can pick up where we left off every time we see each other, though we may go weeks without talking on the phone and months between seeing each other.
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DR Jennifer,
No spoilers about THE MOLE (I'm only halfway through last night's episode), but the genius part of the show is that some people ruin things on purpose occasionally to CONVINCE others he/she is the Mole to throw them off track and cause them to fail the quiz.
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Page Six Wicked Witch and Nikko Dance!!!!
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Before I left for lunch and after I got back, I watched about 2/3 of last night's episode of THE MOLE. As DR Jennifer was mentioned, some VERY suspicious behavior on the part of a couple of contestants.
I do think I know the Mole's identity, and this person is still there after I mis-guessed in Week 3, so I think I'm on the right track.
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I spent most of the afternoon watching THE HILLS. What young 20s angst. These girls dating these guys who treat them like dirt, and they continually wonder should I stay with him or not?
Honestly, this show makes me feel SO old. The problem is, though, that even at 23 (the age of three of the main girls), I seem to have been a lot more grounded emotionally and much more serious about career and the future than these folks.
The girls are certainly the focus of the show, but from the little bit we get to see of the guys who circle around these girls, they are all either total losers or very selfish, self-centered, and uncooth.
I'm probably not the right person to be reviewing this set, but it IS my job so . . . .
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I got 6 episodes watched (luckily, they're only about 20 minutes long each). There are 28 episodes in the set, so I have 22 more to go. I should be able to get 10-12 more of them done tonight.
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I did have time to skim through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Nada of interest for me, and nothing in the previews.
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Back from a nice lunch with David. We met at The Kansas City Barbecue only to find a note on their front door saying they were closed due to their smoker malfunctioning. How annoying is that? So, we drove over to Toluca Lake and ate at Patti's coffee shop, so my lunch was, in fact, less caloric than it would have been at the barbecue jernt. I had a BLTA and cole slaw.
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I think a Happy Birthday is in order for Willem Dafoe who is 53 years young today.
And today is also Rufus Wainwright's birthday...he's 35. What a coinkydink!
;)
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R.I.P., Estelle Getty!
(http://www.scottstander.com/Personalities/estelle_getty_medium.gif)
I just read that a little while ago.
:'(
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I lost another pound from yesterday, so I'm feeling a little calmer about the diet.
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David alerted me to these outtakes from Bullshit! At the beginning, Penn is introducing the clips and he says the most lovely thing about me. Give it a looksee - there are two clips.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D1Vbh7nuec
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Yes, I saw those the other day when someone posted a link about the show. I like the one where you made a sandwich on some guy's face.
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There must be some Andrew Lloyd Webber songs that even people who don't follow musical theatre would know.
When in doubt there is always Disco Evita (almost as much fun as Disco Annie).
der Brucer
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Heading down now to tend to a few household things and then head back into THE HILLS.
WBBL.
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Well I think we need some bitch-slappin' goin' on.
Well, in the news today, they now they allow spanking in some Georgia counties, so I expect these kids 'round chere to be shapin' up!
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Lunch was a mixed blessing.
The meatball soup was superb. It included nice chunks of potatoes and okra pods that were quite spicy. YUM!
The shrimp scampi was acidic...the chef cooked them in white wine, garlic and butter and then threw a bunch of diced tomatoes on top (but WHY?). All I could taste was the tomatoes.
Sigh.
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Well, in the news today, they now they allow spanking in some Georgia counties, so I expect these kids 'round chere to be shapin' up!
I hope South Carolina follows suit.
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I wonder: If we developed a new cable show called Rant-O-Rama, and allowed anyone to come on each week and rant about any topic they wanted, whether anyone would watch such a show?
I think there are occasional Rant-A-Thons a la Bill Hicks, to raise money for Hick's wildlife rehabilitation organization, and people turn out for that, so....
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Most of the casting for SUMMER SHORTS 2 (Skip's one-act is on Series B) is now announced on the site.
In addition to Tony nominees Stephanie D'Abruzzo [Avenue Q] and Jonathan Kaplan [Falsettos], both of whom are doing Skip's piece on Series B, it seems that Series A will include a one-act that stars Oscar nominee Amy Irving.
http://www.summershortsfestival.com/www.summershortsfestival.com/Summer_Shorts2.html
And here's the Playbill article on that casting update:
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119721.html
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Today's 'where's birth control when you really need it?' moment: I got home from a gig I had walked to and so uncustomarily went to the front door to get in (normally I drive and come in through our garage door). I quickly discover I cannot get the key in the front door lock. I go around back and let myself in, call DS Betsy and ask her if she has experienced any difficulty, but since neither of us go in or out of the front door very often, she says no. I tell her I conclude the doorknob has been vandalized and that perhaps someone tried to break in. (PAUSE) Thirty seconds the phone rings and Betsy, who has former son Gabe with her today, informs me that said former son has just confessed that when he thought he was locked out the other day he attempted to "pick the lock" with several twigs which are now irretrievably jammed in the lock. Cut to several hours later, when the locksmith arrives and removes probably 17 small pieces of wood that my former son had managed to fit into a space approximately a millimeter wide.
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Good to know that Gabe is not gifted in that area of expertise DR JMK.
Perhaps he will be more like his ex Father and take to the other keys.
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Or perhaps a liking for lox!
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Trivia
"Don't Cry For Me Argentina" was a top 10 hit on three occasions in the UK.
Julie Covington #1 1976
The Shadows #5 1978
Madonna #3 1996
Other versions by
Sinead O'Connor # 53 1992
and
Mike Flowers #30 1996
As with the USA, the version by The Carpenters did not chart in the UK or in OZ.
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DR JMK - has there been a "recording" of "your" show?
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I wonder if DR Matt's friend HAL is an IBM computer.
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My last post was at 12:07, it is now 3:21 and I have been oiling furniture almost the entire time. I did do some dusting of items before they went back on top of the furniture. When I oil I am very fussy, making sure I rub all the excess oil in so nothing streaks.
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DR Ginny, did the doctor give you a time frame for when the swelling will be completely gone? Is your "funny" shoe what you were given after the surgery?
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I hope DR TCB posts soon so that I can ignore his posts about his favourite ALW show.
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Today's 'where's birth control when you really need it?' moment: I got home from a gig I had walked to and so uncustomarily went to the front door to get in (normally I drive and come in through our garage door). I quickly discover I cannot get the key in the front door lock. I go around back and let myself in, call DS Betsy and ask her if she has experienced any difficulty, but since neither of us go in or out of the front door very often, she says no. I tell her I conclude the doorknob has been vandalized and that perhaps someone tried to break in. (PAUSE) Thirty seconds the phone rings and Betsy, who has former son Gabe with her today, informs me that said former son has just confessed that when he thought he was locked out the other day he attempted to "pick the lock" with several twigs which are now irretrievably jammed in the lock. Cut to several hours later, when the locksmith arrives and removes probably 17 small pieces of wood that my former son had managed to fit into a space approximately a millimeter wide.
;D
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Back from what appears to have been my last appointment with the foot surgeon. He says that the swelling of my foot is normal and that no longer wearing my funny shoe will help. Well, that's fine and dandy, except the only other thing I can get on my left foot is a fuzzy slipper. Won't that look cute with my work clothes on Monday?
Ginny-- enjoy it. I'm actually permitted to dress like the old character I've become.
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David alerted me to these outtakes from Bullshit! At the beginning, Penn is introducing the clips and he says the most lovely thing about me. Give it a looksee - there are two clips.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D1Vbh7nuec
How great! High praise indeed!
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DR Ginny, did the doctor give you a time frame for when the swelling will be completely gone? Is your "funny" shoe what you were given after the surgery?
Yes, DR Jane, the "funny" shoe has a big, hard sole that kept my foot from bending at the toes. The doctor said that using my foot more normally now will actually help the swelling. The good news is that Richard and I just came back from a quick dinner at the senior center up the street and I wore matching shoes! I have a pair of ECCO sandals that have 3 straps across the top that fasten with velcro. I'm able to fasten all but the middle one on my left foot.
Of course, now my foot hurts more than it has for several weeks. Oh, well, everything's a trade-off and that's what Tylenol is for!
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Ginny-- enjoy it. I'm actually permitted to dress like the old character I've become.
LOL, DR Kerry!
And what's this page 7 dancing you're doing?
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Somehow I have an image now of DR Ginny wearing "clown shoes".
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Yes, Ginny, it's a puzzle: stay off it and go crazy, or exercise it and get sore.
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(and it is not that I dislike Ms Peters. I have enjoyed her performances in some shows)
Liar!
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I have the feeling that someone was addressing me!
I prefer to listen to Ms Peters singing MAMA ROSE than I do Ms LuPone.
I do enjoy the DVDs of Sunday and Woods with Ms Peters and the cast album of M & M. I loathe her Song & Dance.
I can cope with Patti's "Evita", tolerate her "Old Woman" in "Candide" but nothing else. Her Mrs Lovett is just so very "off".
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Somehow I have an image now of DR Ginny wearing "clown shoes".
DR Tomovoz - the post-surgery shoe was pretty clownish, but
HERE (http://www.eccousa.com/shoes/womens/sandals/delight/7/detail.aspx)
is a picture of the shoes I'm now wearing. Just can't fasten the middle strap on the left one.
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DR Ginny, I'm not sure you should do too much walking in those shoes. They are comfortable looking, and have a good amount of support for a sandal, however I believe a good running shoe with extra support might be better. Of course I'm sure if you could fit into one you would.
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Going all the way to New York with no pit stop in Kentucky, BK? Ahh, I remember when you said you would be our first visitor.
He's never visited us here in Delaware, either.
We've been up to NYC several times to see him.
Oh, well. C'est la vie.
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I think I'm done doing things for the day.
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I have always loved Karen Carpenter's version of DON'T CRY FOR ME, ARGENTINA. However, I never thought the song quite worked in VELVITA, especially in the big balcony scene. The words don't seem to make any sense to me. Three or four of the other seven or eight times the song is used in the show seem to work better, such as her final broadcast.
I really like several of the JOSEPH songs, especially when sung by Jason Donovan. My favorite ALW is still probably PHANTOM, and the song probably WISHING YOU WERE SOMEHOW HERE AGAIN, which I had done at my mother's funeral.
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Liar!
That was a past life he experienced in the year 64 when he was the personal property of Nero, emperor of Rome. Of course, Tomovoz (as we was then) wasn't properly used based upon all we've heard of Nero's "talents", but it's said that Nero strummed upon Tomovoz and sang "The Sack of Ilium" while Rome burned.
;)
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I expect a few "Huh?" reactions, I do.
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I am ready to go home.
I am.
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DR Jane, I also have
THESE (http://www.eccousa.com/shoes/performance/womens/adventure/x-treme-jane-sling-back/646/detail.aspx)
in 2 colors - light blue and black - and just discovered that I can get them on, too. Things are definitely looking up!
And, I didn't realize until just now that they're named after you! No wonder I like them so much!
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Grrrrr. Crazy people with petitions knocking at my door.
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DR Ginny - :D
Those look like they have more support. :)
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Don't cry for me, Marge and Tina!
(http://www.whitigger.com/pugcontest/Best%20Costume/KellyMcGuire2gals.jpg)
"Tell the truth... does this hat make my jowls look puffy?"
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DR Jane, I also have
THESE (http://www.eccousa.com/shoes/performance/womens/adventure/x-treme-jane-sling-back/646/detail.aspx)
in 2 colors - light blue and black - and just discovered that I can get them on, too. Things are definitely looking up!
And, I didn't realize until just now that they're named after you! No wonder I like them so much!
And they have that rich Corinthian leather uppers!
;)
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Jane's last name is Sling Back?
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....and the world goes 'round....!
;D
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I am even readier to go home than I was before.
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I am not considered highly strung in the this life DR Ron.
We do have Lyre birds in the nearby woodlands though.
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I suddenly realize I haven't watched "America's Got Talent" in the past two weeks.
That's "Big Brother 10" for ya! :D
Based on what I heard from someone, I didn't miss a thing last week.
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I am not considered highly strung in the this life DR Ron.
We do have Lyre birds in the nearby woodlands though.
Obviously you learned from the past. The birds are the blessings you get...and the reminders, as well, of what you left behind.
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I suddenly realize I haven't watched "America's Got Talent" in the past two weeks.
That's "Big Brother 10" for ya! :D
Based on what I heard from someone, I didn't miss a thing last week.
No...you haven't missed much, at all.
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Are you having a mild winter, Tomovoz?
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I was trying to find the quote from Tim Rice. I do remember him saying that the words to "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" do not really make sense. Even the title phrase was not meant to be the "final" lyric.
I'm sure that no-one else has mentioned it (I may have skipped a post though), but Richard Carpenter's production of the song sung by the wonderful Karen is just terrific.
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No...you haven't missed much, at all.
Confirmation is good. The last couple of shows I did see didn't exactly have HUGE payoffs....not until the final moments, anyway.
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And anything I can do to keep "The Hoff" OUT of my life, the better my quality of life is.
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Perhaps a waltz for Che and Eva would be appropriate at this time.
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I would have no clue.
Were you talking about ALW songs, or life in general?
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Every little breeze whispers 'Gypsy Louise'.....
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A Cold winter here Ron. We do need more rain in the drought ravaged country but we are having cold nights and mornings at the moment.
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I'm getting giddy, I'm afraid.
Where's our DR ticktock? We could frenzy a page or two.
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A Cold winter here Ron. We do need more rain in the drought ravaged country but we are having cold nights and mornings at the moment.
Do you ever have snow?
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DP Colin and I received a lovely card from a DR in the NW today. I'd mention the name of the DR (and family) and say how touched we both were by the sentiments expressed but my post would be ignored so I won't bother.
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I love four seasons. I miss them, for the most part. I don't want the scorching heat and high humidity, of course. And snowstorm after snowstorm isn't my idea of fun. And you can keep the violent storms and tornadoes and floods.
But a little bit of each season -- in moderation -- is wonderful.
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Once a decade we have snow.
Of course it never rains till after sundown and by eight the morning fog must disappear.
There has been snow in the nearby hills this winter.
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Might I recommend the Nigel Kennedy Cd (and DVD) of "Four Seasons".
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DP Colin and I received a lovely card from a DR in the NW today. I'd mention the name of the DR (and family) and say how touched we both were by the sentiments expressed but my post would be ignored so I won't bother.
Oh, sure....GUILT us! :)
I have no idea what DR lives in the NW of Australia, sorry to say, but if he or she is happy and well, then I am glad of it!
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Once a decade we have snow.
Of course it never rains till after sundown and by eight the morning fog must disappear.
There has been snow in the nearby hills this winter.
I think "seeing it" on nearby hills is as good as it needs to be, actually!
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I think Mr Kennedy's recording of Mr Vivaldi's work is still the best ever selling CD of a classical work in the UK
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Might I recommend the Nigel Kennedy Cd (and DVD) of "Four Seasons".
I'm fairly certain I must have it, along with about 7 other recordings of it!
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The time has come for me to wash my water glass and put it away for tomorrow.
With luck, I'll be walking out of here in 6 minutes.
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LOL DR Ron.
The DR lives a little further North than DR's JMK and DR George.
(No not Jed)
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28 Seasons DR Ron.
Almost seems like a reference to that not enjoyable musical "RENT".
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LOL DR Ron.
The DR lives a little further North than DR's JMK and DR George.
(No not Jed)
Ah, so. It's a Dan....the-Man or in-Toronto.
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From FINAL FANTASY VIII, Karen Carpenter singing ”Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcv4Vt0rgZE)
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GREEN GODDESS DRESSING
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Joy of Cooking suggests this for use on fish or shellfish, or on vegetable salads:
Combine 1 cup mayonnaise, 1 minced garlic clove, 3 minced anchovy fillets (!!!), 1/2 cup sour cream, 1/4 cup finely minced chives or scallions, 1/4 cup finely minced parsley, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, 1 tablespoon tarragon vinegar, and salt and black pepper to taste. Use immediately or cover and refrigerate.
There is no avocado in Green Goddess dressing. It gets the green from the chives/scallions and parsley.
And yep, the anchovies are essential. But the dressing doesn't really taste like anchovies. (I've never thought Worchestershire sauce tasted like anchovies, either, but they're there, too.)
The story is that in 1923 a play titled The Green Goddess was a hit in San Francisco, starring George Arliss. The chef at the Palace Hotel came up with the dressing, to honor both George and the play. The dressing, of course, has lasted longer than either of the honorees.
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I'd rather put avocado than anchovies in the green goddess dressing.
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But then it would be an avocado dressing, and not Green Goddess.
You probably wouldn't know it, but a true Caesar Salad dressing has a bit of anchovy in it, as well. Anchovy works it way into all sorts of things, giving an inexpressible something to the flavor of whatever it is in that would be missed if it wasn't there. Der Brucer and I had a bruschetta served to us at an Italian restaurant somewhere in Virginia (or maybe North Carolina) that had just a smidge of anchovy in the topping, and when the waiter "confessed" what the secret ingredient was, there was a twinkle in his eye that said he'd told us something really special.
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DR Jane, I also have
THESE (http://www.eccousa.com/shoes/performance/womens/adventure/x-treme-jane-sling-back/646/detail.aspx)
in 2 colors - light blue and black - and just discovered that I can get them on, too. Things are definitely looking up!
And, I didn't realize until just now that they're named after you! No wonder I like them so much!
Sling back Jane? I thought she had to give up that nickname?
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You're speaking of the original novel, of course.
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LOL Ron and I did hear from DinT~!
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I was trying to find the quote from Tim Rice. I do remember him saying that the words to "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" do not really make sense. Even the title phrase was not meant to be the "final" lyric.
On disc 5 of the 5-CD ALW compilation "Now & Forever (http://www.amazon.com/Andrew-Lloyd-Webber-Now-Forever/dp/B00005R5UJ/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1216769991&sr=1-7)," they write in the liner notes about when they were recording the original studio album with Julie Covington, Tim hadn't decided on that line, yet. He had three choices and they recorded all three. On this compilation, they put the three different versions together and used the three lines in one song. They are:
"It's Only Your Lover Returning"
then:
"All Through My Crazy And Wild Days"
and finally:
"Don't Cry For Me Argentina"
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I remember DR Jane as being rather slinky, not slung-back, the time we met.
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Page Nine DR Jane Does a Slinky Dance!!!!!
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I noticed that DR KnowsNot listed some songs from ALW Woman in White. I doubt anyone else would mention the show. It is best forgotten.
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And anything I can do to keep "The Hoff" OUT of my life, the better my quality of life is.
I've considered inviting him over for cheeseburgers on the floor.
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DP Colin and I received a lovely card from a DR in the NW today. I'd mention the name of the DR (and family) and say how touched we both were by the sentiments expressed but my post would be ignored so I won't bother.
Has anyone heard from Tomovoz?
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I don't know about the younger generation's behavior on-stage...
But at the store we regularly have new kids working. Some of them work out, and their work is deeply appreciated. Some of them are pains in the patootie, and nobody appreciates them. And every so often, one of them gets dumped, and they aren't missed one bit.
The trick is to focus on the kids who work out, who are usually the quieter ones who take a certain pride in getting the job done right, and who get rewarded for their efforts later on. I'm thinking right now of Mike, who used to wrangle carts and now works in the meat department, and Kenny, who used to be a bagger and now spends most of his days "shopping back" items that customers have decided not to purchase for whatever reason. Both are dedicated to their jobs, and knowing them offsets the less-than-stellar kids who don't share their attitude.
Kenny, btw, started with us as a bagger at fourteen, and has already been promoted to the more responsible position at fifteen. He is, in a word, a hot-dog, and is going to go places.
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From FINAL FANTASY VIII, Karen Carpenter singing ”Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcv4Vt0rgZE)
I still love her version of the song, but isn't that kind of like syncing the movie WIZARD OF OZ to the music of Pink Floyd?
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Since I've got Joy of Cooking out, let's check out Sauce Louis, used in Crab and Shrimp Louis Salads, and a favorite of our esteemed BK:
Combine 1 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 cup heavy cream, 1/4 cup chili sauce, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 1/4 cup finely chopped red, yellow, or green bell pepper, 1/4 cup finely chopped scallions, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and salt and black pepper to taste.
Yep, it's there, right up there, Worcestershire sauce. With anchovies in it. They snuck in there again!
Yum-Oh!!!
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I've got a chicken to spatchcock and roast.
I'm thinking of sneeking in some Worcestershire into the cilantro-lemon butter I'll be slipping under the bird's skin.
;D, just because I can!
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I guess I must have missed the post where BK made some disparaging remark about, our friend, the anchovy.
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TCB is closing in on post 12900!!!
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TCB is closing in on post 12900!!!
Are we gonna party like it's 13000??
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Justice vibes for DR Cillaliz and her client.
Thanks DR Laura. We did a jury questionaire -14 pages long. We went through them to see who we'd need to talk to individually before doing vior dire of the entire panel and we discovered we needed to talk to all of them! SO we are doing partially individual vior dire. What that means is each juror comes in separately and we ask questions raised by their answers on the questionaire and then when we get 40 people we will do the traditional ask them all questions. After being there from 9:00 to 6:00 - I literally got 10 minutes for lunch and a 10 minute break in the afternoon - we have 17. Not even 1/2 way done. We start again at 8:00 AM. They think we can get a jury by noon. I say they are dreaming.
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I’m thinking of DR Cilla today & hoping she is having a good day!
Back to cleaning.
Thanks Jane. It was a very long day and I still have several hours of work to do tonight. But individual voir dire is always my preference. It's amazing what people tell you when they have to answer questions and can't just sit there quietly. Either 14 or 15 were excused for cause and 17 will move on to the panel. It's been interesting
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I spent most of the afternoon watching THE HILLS. What young 20s angst. These girls dating these guys who treat them like dirt, and they continually wonder should I stay with him or not?
Honestly, this show makes me feel SO old. The problem is, though, that even at 23 (the age of three of the main girls), I seem to have been a lot more grounded emotionally and much more serious about career and the future than these folks.
The girls are certainly the focus of the show, but from the little bit we get to see of the guys who circle around these girls, they are all either total losers or very selfish, self-centered, and uncooth.
I'm probably not the right person to be reviewing this set, but it IS my job so . . . .
I would be the right person.
I love love love this show. And only a few more weeks till season 4.
I just discovered this show a few months ago. But watched every episode of every season online!
I am addicted!
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Back from what appears to have been my last appointment with the foot surgeon. He says that the swelling of my foot is normal and that no longer wearing my funny shoe will help. Well, that's fine and dandy, except the only other thing I can get on my left foot is a fuzzy slipper. Won't that look cute with my work clothes on Monday?
Just tell them you are starting a new fad
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That sounds like an exhausting day. For everyone.
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re: last night's MOLE
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Before I left for lunch and after I got back, I watched about 2/3 of last night's episode of THE MOLE. As DR Jennifer was mentioned, some VERY suspicious behavior on the part of a couple of contestants.
I do think I know the Mole's identity, and this person is still there after I mis-guessed in Week 3, so I think I'm on the right track.
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As you said in your other post, they make it hard to guess the mole's identity. Because some of them make and do stupid things (like clay and the math stuff was just so completely dumb). But obviously it was a) on purpose or b)he just made a ridiculous mistake.
But there are so many of them doing things on purpose. So now we have to wonder if nicole made the mistake on purpose. My guess is not. That one was very hard. And obviously both she and craig cannot be the mole.
I am looking for things that seem less obvious. I really have decided mark has been too smart to be the mole. Nicole could be the mole and that is why she could not leave with her mom (i knew she wouldn't).
My guess is still paul.
who is your guess now, DR Matth?
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That sounds like an exhausting day. For everyone.
Especially the jurors sitting in the hallway all day only to be told to come back at 8:00 AM Thank God the judge had tickets to see Neil Diamond or we may still be there
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I did not get to see Mamma Mia tonight. :(
There was a huge downpour. and i could not get there until 15 minutes before the previews were going to start.
It was sold out!
Tuesdays are the most popular day for movies here and i forgot that.
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http://www.ktiv.com/global/video/flash/popupplayer.asp?ClipID1=2720445&h1=Jury%20Selection%20Begins%20In%20Jeremy%20Williams%20Trial&vt1=v&at1=News&d1=32633&LaunchPageAdTag=News&activePane=info&rnd=25774706 (http://www.ktiv.com/global/video/flash/popupplayer.asp?ClipID1=2720445&h1=Jury%20Selection%20Begins%20In%20Jeremy%20Williams%20Trial&vt1=v&at1=News&d1=32633&LaunchPageAdTag=News&activePane=info&rnd=25774706)
Tonight's news story on the trial. The media never get the facts exactly right, but this will give you an idea
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Tonight's news story on the trial. The media never get the facts exactly right, but this will give you an idea
I didn't see no lady lawyers.
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I guess I must have missed the post where BK made some disparaging remark about, our friend, the anchovy.
BK has never, to my knowledge, made a disparaging remark about our friend, the anchovy. Dear Reader Laura, on the other hand, seems to be fishy-phobic. ::)
And I have little interest in anchovies on their own. I'm also not partial to olives, never have been. But I've found that, used as an ingredient, olives and anchovies have a way of bringing out very interesting things in other foods.
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I didn't see no lady lawyers.
They aren't allowing cameras in the courtroom for jury selection.
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BK has never, to my knowledge, made a disparaging remark about our friend, the anchovy. Dear Reader Laura, on the other hand, seems to be fishy-phobic. ::)
And I have little interest in anchovies on their own. I'm also not partial to olives, never have been. But I've found that, used as an ingredient, olives and anchovies have a way of bringing out very interesting things in other foods.
SAVE THE ANCHOVIES>>>>DON'T EAT THEM
(Sounds more exciting than they are really too salty for me)
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I've never liked achovies nor olives. :P
But olive oil is really good. :)
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But I do love you, Laura. Even if I am teasing you a bit.
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TOD, I like High Flying Adored
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There are others, but I'm not thinking very well right now....need to find caffine....
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I eat fish. But I'd rather have avocado in the salad dressing. I love avocado.
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That sounds like an exhausting day. For everyone.
It sure does-WOW!
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Someone just sent me this in an e-mail. I believe it is referring to students starting college in 2007, but even so it is pretty depressing.
The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1989.
1) They are too young to remember the space
Shuttle blowing up.
2) Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
3) Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
4) The CD was introduced the year they were born.
5) They have always had an Answering Machine.
6) They have always had cable.
7) They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
8 ) Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
9) Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
10) They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
11) They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
12) They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
13) They never heard: "Where's the Beef?","I'd walk A mile for a Camel", or "de plane, Boss, de plane."
14) They do not care who shot J. R. And have no idea who J. R. Even is.
15) McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
16) They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.
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Just tell them you are starting a new fad
Well, now the fad I can start is leaving one strap on your sandals unfastened.
DR Cillaliz - your day sounds grueling, both for you and for the potential jurors. Have some ice cream!
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I love all kinds of olives.
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I eat fish. But I'd rather have avocado in the salad dressing. I love avocado.
Me too! Now I'm in the mood for a slice of avocado. If I'm lucky there is still some in the frig.
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Someone just sent me this in an e-mail. I believe it is referring to students starting college in 2007, but even so it is pretty depressing.
The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1989.
1) They are too young to remember the space
Shuttle blowing up.
2) Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
3) Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
4) The CD was introduced the year they were born.
5) They have always had an Answering Machine.
6) They have always had cable.
7) They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
8 ) Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
9) Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
10) They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
11) They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
12) They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
13) They never heard: "Where's the Beef?","I'd walk A mile for a Camel", or "de plane, Boss, de plane."
14) They do not care who shot J. R. And have no idea who J. R. Even is.
15) McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
16) They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.
I think it was Stephen King who wrote in the Dark Tower series, "The world has moved on."
:)
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I think it was Stephen King who wrote in the Dark Tower series, "The world has moved on."
:)
Well, I haven't, and neither have the damn anchovies!
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Well, now the fad I can start is leaving one strap on your sandals unfastened.
DR Cillaliz - your day sounds grueling, both for you and for the potential jurors. Have some ice cream!
Wonderful Idea. I'm watching Big Brother, I have absolutely no idea why. I really don't like anyone except Jerry and Renny.
Boo is sitting on my lap. Then I may very well go get something more sunstantial than the peanut butter sandwich I had when I got home because I was STARVING!!!
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Topic of the Day: Here are some of my favorite Andrew Lloyd Webber songs (in alphabetical order):
- As If We Never Said Goodbye
- Buenos Aires
- Capped Teeth and Caesar Salad
- Cold (from Whistle Down the Wind) - when I first heard the "Songs From..." version sung by the Everly Brothers, I thought that it was a real Everly Brothers song and that ALW had just gotten the rights to the song (I hadn't looked at the songwriting credits, yet)
- Don't Cry for Me Argentina
- Everything's Alright
- Freight
- Half a Moment
- Love Changes Everything
- The Music of the Night - although the version called "Married Man" from an early version of Aspects of Love with lyrics by Trevor Nunn is good, too
- A New Argentina
- Our Kind of Love - this should be the anthem for the same-sex marriage debate...in favor of, of course ;)
- Prima Donna
- Sunset Boulevard
- This Time Next Year
- U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D.
- Waltz for Eva and Che
- With One Look (mostly Patti's version)
I also love the ALW trio from "My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies," Where Audra McDonald sang "Love Changes Everything," Marin Mazzie sang "Unexpected Song" and Judy Kuhn sang "I Don't Know How to Love Him" all at the same time. ;D
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And speaking of "My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies," the DVD (http://www.amazon.com/My-Favorite-Broadway-Leading-Ladies/dp/6305669201/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1216776763&sr=1-1) is out of print and copies from the Amazon Marketplace sellers start at $49.99! And the most expensive one is $189.99!! :o Does anyone really think that they're going to sell them at those prices?? :P
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Laura and George, you're both missing the point.
The anchovy is not there as a major player in the dressing. If you didn't know it was there, you would never think "Aha, there's anchovy in this dressing!" It is a background player, something that makes everything else taste great.
This could be an example of umami, that ineffable taste that has been getting all kinds of attention lately in the cooking world. It's something found in soy sauce, mushrooms, tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, and a lot of other odd places. It gives food a feeling of being something "more", of having a fullness and yumminess. And it's absolutely terrible when over-used, or tasted on it's own, because the main chemical component is MSG.
But it works in small amounts, as something in the background.
Jose might have something more to say about this.
I know Jeffrey Steingarten wrote an entire article about MSG, because it's in that book I'm reading. He wondered why, if MSG is supposed to cause so many headaches from people eating Chinese food, why doesn't the entire country of China suffer from continual headaches?
Personally, I'm not attracted to adding MSG in it's chemical form to the food I serve to der Brucer. But I do like to use the natural sources where it is found as ingredients in my cooking.
BTW, all those Doritos and potato chips that come in flavors like BBQ and Sour Cream and Chive and Super Cheesey and on and on and on...
Guess what! They're loaded with MSG. Check the ingredient lists on those bags of chips next time you crave a snack.
Give me anchovies, olives, and all those other natural ingredients any time!
(Although, natural-flavored Cheetoes does sound like another oxymoron, doesn't it???!!!)
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The CD (http://www.amazon.com/My-Favorite-Broadway-Leading-Ladies/dp/B00002EIU6/ref=pd_sbs_d_1) is also available, but prices range from $5.99 to $39.96.
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You know what I like? Sauerbraten. My mom used to make it once in a while.
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Back from having another salad at La La's - very small, very good.
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Time to serve dinner. And then get myself to bed. Another early and long day tomorrow.
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Dear Reader Laura, that is the best nonsequetor I've come across in a very long time. Love ya!
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Laura and George, you're both missing the point.
The anchovy is not there as a major player in the dressing. If you didn't know it was there, you would never think "Aha, there's anchovy in this dressing!" It is a background player, something that makes everything else taste great.
Actually, I do understand. When I said I don't like anchovies or olives, I did mean that I don't like them on their own. I like Caesar salad (although I have had the "real" thing only once) and I've had chopped olives in...something that I can't remember right now, but my niece and my mom LOVE olives and will just eat them right out of the can. That I don't like. :P
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'night!
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'night!!
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Spent almost the entire evening with THE HILLS. I got through episode18 so I have 10 more episodes to go.
The dramatic situations are so obviously manipulated (sworn enemies just "happening" to meet at the same restaurant at the same time on the same night).
I'm kind of astonished that there really isn't a person of color in this cast. And the guys don't seem to have jobs or at least if they do, they never talk about them.
I was pleased to see the girls actually being shown being good at their jobs. They seem such air-heads otherwise, so it did permit me to see that they can be professional and responsible on the job.
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PAGE 10 TOPIC OF THE DAY DANCE!!
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We've just had two BIG thunderstorms one right after the other. I'll be mowing my front yard this weekend, I'll bet.
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To give myself a break from the synthetic drama of THE HILLS, I put in WILL & GRACE again and watched two more episodes.
The first was the one with Steven Tobilowsky (I know that's not the right spelling) as the new upstairs neighbor.
Not a good episode.
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The second was Will's birthday episode when, after a birthday fraught with disappointment, he gets the key to Vince's apartment, and kisses him, one of the few male-male kisses ever on WILL & GRACE during its entire eight season run.
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From FINAL FANTASY VIII, Karen Carpenter singing ”Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcv4Vt0rgZE)
That's kind of creepy.
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I like black olives.
I dislike green olives.
I love avocado!
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You know what I like? Sauerbraten. My mom used to make it once in a while.
Oh, we had that at the Oktoberfest when I made the 30 pounds of German Potato Salad
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Have just a bit of writing to do and then I'll head downstairs to bed.
Good night!
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And now I'm REALLY going!
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Good Evening!
My audition session went very well this morning. And it also went very fast. I started at 11:00, and I done at 11:50. -And I was still on the clock until 2:00! :)
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After the auditions, I did not head to a museum, nor to a movie. Instead, I came back to my apartment... Then proceeded to nap off and on and on and off for most of the afternoon. Once I was fully awake, I headed into Astoria to meet a friend of mine who just recently moved down to NYC from Boston. We had a very good meal at some hole-in-the-wall Greek place, and we had a great time catching on things. And now...
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DR JMK - So... Is your former son going on another trip to Hawaii to swim with the sharks again anytime soon?
;)
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Hmm... With the Topic of Day, I'm surprised we haven't heard from DR Matthew. Or did we?
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I have given up on storms.
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Laura and George, you're both missing the point.
The anchovy is not there as a major player in the dressing. If you didn't know it was there, you would never think "Aha, there's anchovy in this dressing!" It is a background player, something that makes everything else taste great.
This could be an example of umami, that ineffable taste that has been getting all kinds of attention lately in the cooking world. It's something found in soy sauce, mushrooms, tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, and a lot of other odd places. It gives food a feeling of being something "more", of having a fullness and yumminess. And it's absolutely terrible when over-used, or tasted on it's own, because the main chemical component is MSG.
But it works in small amounts, as something in the background.
Jose might have something more to say about this.
Not really. ;)
Some people just don't like olives and/or anchovies on their own.
As for myself, I like olives, and tend to go a bit crazy when I come across an "olive bar" at a grocery store. *And I have to say, the olive selection at Zabar's is one of the best in NYC. -I also like those marinated garlic cloves.
As for anchovies, I go through phases with them. I do prefer the salt-cured ones - rinsed thoroughly, of course - but sometimes even the fresh ones taste too "fishy" to me. On a related note, I LOVED the marides skordalia appetizer at my favorite Greek restaurant in Richmond. Basically, it was a plate piled high with deep-fried smelts served with a potent garlic sauce/paste. Yum!
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And now I'm afraid I'm going to have to Wussburger. I guess my "paid vacation" has caught up with me. Hopefully, I'll be back to normal - or some semblance thereof - tomorrow.
Goodnight.
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I have finished watching the motion picture and shall now do things on the computer.
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I'm logey.
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Now listening to iPod.
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For cleaning, Millie Dilmont recommends:
SOY SAUCE!!!!!!!
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Funny Dr Learly clips......
DR JANE I was sort of looking on the net for a deerstalker for DD SHERLOCK, you are correct, they are NOT easy to find...if at all.
GABE KAUFFMAN - sticking locks a specialty.
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We learned our BIG finally dance....to of course "Singin' In the Rain" - and I think that since we are all twirling our umbrellas, and opening and closing them and doing various other things - SOMEONE is going to lose an eye...or something.
It isn't too complicated....I picked it up after a couple of times through, but Shelly, Jim, and I are up on a platform in the back while the rest of the cast is onstage down front. We just decided to do some of our own choreography mixed in with Cousin Lita's. She was having such a hard time with the people down front, she didn't notice what we were doing....I am not sure how long that will last.
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I always liked Olivia Newton-John's version of Don't Cry For Me Argentina. It was the B side of one of her hits on the old yellow and pink UNI label....first time I had heard it all the way through, and I still like that version very much.
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DR CILLA LIZ:
Get yourself an outfit just like this - don't forget the headband - a back up group....and use this as your opening argument!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQG10A-ymtg&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQG10A-ymtg&feature=related)
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I love how she gets the crazy eye in a couple of her closeups.....
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Any movie with Tommy Kirk, Annette, AND Norman "Woo Woo" Grabowski gets four stars in my book.
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I've considered inviting him over for cheeseburgers on the floor.
ROTFL! I watched "America's Got Talent" tonight. I wanted to be blown away by that last act. She was REALLY good, but I wasn't blown away. I guess you had to be there and witness the horrors they witnessed to be able to overdo the praise for that REALLY good lady singer...but not phenomenal, IMO. There have been better singers, thus far, who will more than give her a run for the prize.
"Big Brother 10" was a gimme tonight...i.e., gimmeabreak, I already know how it's all going to end since everything in tonight's show happened over the weekend. Still...it's amazing to see the hamsters in action. Libra, Renny and Jerry have really overstayed their welcome, I think. And Jessie...what a hoot/trip this guy is. Michelle is totally leading him around by his nose.
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Has anyone heard from Tomovoz?
Who?
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Anchovies -- No, no. If you use them, don't tell me "...'cause I don't want to know!
Olives -- any kind, any where. Garlic-stuffed, jalapeno-stuffed, pimento-stuffed, or any other kind of stuffing-stuffed (and if it's anchovy-stuffed, I don't want to know).
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If I was meant to eat and love anchovies, Jerry Herman would have included them in this lyric:
Pâté de foie gras,
Thursday's gardenias, ribbons and orange rinds.
A volume of Chaucer bound in Marocco,
Lilies and coffee grinds.
The pit of a peach, the stem of a cherry floating in pink champagne.
There was a time when garbage was a pleasure,
When you found the sound of Good and Plenty gurgling in your drain.
The world was all ginger and lime.
The world was the rustle of silk, purple and puce, crystal and lace,
Fresh orange juice, ginger and lime.
The shell of a clam, the claw of a lobster.
Hairpins and choc'late mousse.
A page of Othello, gilt at the edges.
Daisies and Charlotte Russe.
A rose and a fan, a piece of pimento floating in turquoise ink.
There was a time when garbage was a pleasure,
When you found the joy of gracious living underneath your sink.
The world was all ginger and lime.
The world was the rustle of silk, purple and puce, crystal and lace,
Fresh orange juice, ginger and lime.
Pâté de foie gras,
Thursday's gardenias, ribbons and orange rinds.
A volume of Chaucer bound in Marocco,
Lilies and coffee grinds.
The pit of a peach, the stem of a cherry floating in pink champagne.
There was a time when garbage was a pleasure,
When you found the sound of Good and Plenty gurgling in your drain.
Fa la la la.
Garbage was a pleasure.
Fa la la la.
Garbage, fa la la.
Garbage, fa la la.
Garbage, fa la la!
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Hello, Herr Landau!
Looks like it's just you...and me.
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And now...in just a moment...it looks like it's just you!
G'night!
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Goodnight. Page 12 looks like a mere pipe dram.
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We don't need no stinking pipe dreams.
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Goodnight. Page 12 looks like a mere pipe dram.
Dram of what?
der Brucer
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I am done with trial prep for now...must sleep so I can get up in a few hours...night
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C'mon Cilla, take page 12!
der Brucer