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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were both old and new again, and now it is time for you to post until the old and new cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: SPOONY!
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And a very happy haineshisway.com birthday to occasional dear reader Brian.
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A Very Happy Birthday to DR TD!! ;D
I received a package from him yesterday! I hope to watch what was sent within the next couple of days. Thanks, Tony!!
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And a Very Happy Birthday to DR Brian, also!
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Wow, bk...
Really appreciated your observations about Follies... :)
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DearReaderLaura DR - hope you had a monsoon!
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AND A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALSO TO OCCASIONAL DR BRIAN! :)
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Happy day to TD.
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It's my last day at work for the week. I leave for Minneapolis tomorrow morning. I won't be around much from Thursday until Monday morning.
I'll check in and print out my boarding pass later today and then tomorrow I will take the JFK Air Train to the airport. I've done it to Newark but never to JFK. I'm travelin' light (as they say) so the Air Train is the way to go. The E Train to Jamaica and a walk to the Air Train terminal and a quick ride to the airport. I'll be traveling with a cell phone for the first time but no computer (I heard someone in Wisconsin has a computer ;)). My cousin Ray from Sheffield is coming to Minnesota also. It should be fun, but it's my family so anything can happen :D
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I'm here by myself. I don't like the echo of empty corridors so I will leave for the time being. I hope to come back to more posts.
Wake up people. It's 7:57am!!!
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I'm here, DR Ben. And awake. But that's about it. :-\
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Your trip sounds great - should be a lot of fun! :D
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Happy birthday to td
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Travel vibes to Ben!!!
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Is Arnold back in the country yet?
In Arnold's absence, in honor of the word of the day SPOONY, a possible song of the day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfMwzkV8RGw
Here's Diana Ross (I think in downtown Vegas in the 1980's) singing "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I've been up for a while now. There was a fire across the street. Lots of sirens. Lots of firemen. Lots of fire and smoke. Thankfully, they got the three tenants out of the building - the couple on the top floor were "escorted" from their windows down the ladders. Alas, the owner of the building who lives on the ground floor is currently on vacation. Thankfully, our sometimes gardener - the one from New Zealand - seemed to know how to contact him, and was also able to tell the firemen that no one else was in the building.
Needless to say, it was quite the wake up call today.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR TD!!!!!
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Lots of firemen.
No pictures? :(
Glad no one was hurt.
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That Titanic exhibit that DR td is attending today looks like great fun. :)
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Wednesday morning greetings! I'm back in my regular parking space and my walk to the library this morning wasn't quite as challenging as a week ago Monday. Don't want to do it more than once a day, though.
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Happiest of birthdays to DR td!!!
That Titanic exhibit that DR td is attending today looks like great fun. :)
I wonder if it's similar to the one we attended here in Cincinnati. When we went in, we received the "identity" of a passenger and didn't know until the end whether or not we'd survived.
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No pictures? :(
Glad no one was hurt.
Actually, I did take some pictures. -I'm just not sure I want to or should post them. -Well, I guess I could post some of the ones I took of the firemen and local chief of police.. ;)
Seriously... When I had stepped out to see what was going on, the trucks were already pulled up, and they were getting the people out of the building. I happened to take a few pics of them firemen helping the couple down the ladders.
*Alas, I just went outside to check things out, and it's pretty much all clear on the street. The police are helping the three tenants go back into the building to get some of their belongings. And like clock work, there's an "ambulance chaser" insurance guy trying to cozy up to anyone and everyone for information and names. -I saw him walk up earlier - "shiny" pants, ill-fitting dress shirt, mis-matched tie, slicked back hair... I guess that is a stereotype! :-\
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Good morning!
Car's at the shop, and hopefully my tire will be all better a little later.
Happy happy birthday to td! We've missed you!
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The last time I went to England was on a tirp to Sheffield. I liked the town; the people there were very nice!
While we were there, there was a murderer loose who had knifed a couple of people. I wondered if it was done with one of those famous Sheffield knives...
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Happy Birthday to td.
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On tv tonight:
The 2 hour finale of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE
(the 2 hour result finale is tomorrow).
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Interesting, they really are going to start airing Legally Blonde the Search for Elle woods in canada. On much music, starting aug 24th!
At least i will finally get to see the shows after episode 5!
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Good morning, all! I slept until 9 am, and I have various and sundry projects today: initiate the MTI work on THE MOST HAPPY FELA, hit the NYPL and maybe see a movie, DR Jose?
I thought, BK, your assessment of FOLLIES was excellent, there's been nothing like the original and will never be again. Of course, I feel the same way about the oiginal productions of COMPANY, HELLO, DOLLY!, 1776, and several others I was lucky to have seen. The irony is that I was lucky to see superb Lincoln Center revivals of CAROUSEL, OKLAHOMA!, and KISMET years ago, not to mention the revivals of ON YOUR TOES and OKLAHOMA! at the Palace, and I find "creative folk" today are unable to approach that work today. The only exception I've seen is the current SOUTH PACIFIC.
On the other hand, I saw Kenley productions of FINIAN'S RAINBOW and WHERE'S CHARLEY? and Cincinnati Opera productions of THE MUSIC MAN and CAROUSEL that do make some of the past 20 years' inept revivals look like genius, so what do I know?
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re: my bbq inquiry from last night (i said that i had turned off the gas but one burner was left on and 2 hours later it was still lit).
I asked my dad and he thinks i didn't turn off the gas. But i am sure i did, since i doublechecked it when i noticed one side was still lit (and it is clearly marked "close" and open").
His other idea is possibly there is a bit of gas leaking? Which does not sound like a good thing!
I'm annoyed with myself that i left one burner on. I never do that. But i decided to make some hot dogs after i'd already cooked. So i turned off one side (or i thought i did). When i do the close the gas ritual at the end it is easier to turn everything off at once.
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I'm supposed to make (well put in the oven) a ham for my niece tonight.
I wonder what veggies she would like with it.
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Happy Birthday DR TD.
Happy Birthday DR BRIAN.
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DR MATTH thanks for posting the picture of the Annette Disney Treasure. I pre-ordered mine when DR MBARNUM sent me the link earlier this week.
I guess the SRP of the Disney Tins is now $32.99.....whew!
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Well DR BEN....travel vibes for you....and after all it IS Wednesday and that IS Anything Can Happen Day...
Today is a day that is filled with surprises....
Nobody knows what's going to happen.....
I thought DR EDISAURUS wrote: The CAT is in the shop!
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Well there's nothing like a front page picture of yourself in the newspaper to make you realize that...well you MUST lose weight.
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Hmmmmmmmm picture won't load.
Here's the link:
http://www.bannergraphic.com/story/1450474.html
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They even put us BELOW the fold. :P
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Hmm... Does this work?
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DR ELMORE - I received said LP in the mail THIS WEEK. Once this damned show gets open, I can put it on CD for you.
I haven't even gotten to listen to it myself!
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Hmm... Does this work?
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Thanks birthday twin..... even though I am so very fat! :P
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Good morning!
Another day at the mercy of this heat wave, but hopefully beginning tomorrow, we'll have a little relief. Oh, it's been SO hot and miserable.
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DR MATTH thanks for posting the picture of the Annette Disney Treasure. I pre-ordered mine when DR MBARNUM sent me the link earlier this week.
I guess the SRP of the Disney Tins is now $32.99.....whew!
I start to believe something is really going to happen when I see cover art like that. So I was very escited. I'm excited about DR. SYN, too, but since no one here has expressed much interest in it besides me, I didn't waste space in the photo file uploading a picture of it, too.
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yes DR MATTH - they say cooler weather which will help us a LOT!!! It is a barn, you know.
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I am anxious about DR SYN, too, but I would just as soon have THE LEGEND OF DICK TURPIN that featured Leonard Whiting as Jimmy and David Weston as Dick.
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I saw the UPS man drop a box off on the side porch. I don't think that's from Disney, so the Blu-ray that comes out next week still isn't here. I suspect that's going to be more Paramount TV box sets (NCIS I know is coming and something else, too.)
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I start to believe something is really going to happen when I see cover art like that. So I was very escited. I'm excited about DR. SYN, too, but since no one here has expressed much interest in it besides me, I didn't waste space in the photo file uploading a picture of it, too.
Well, if you just link to the file/image, you won't take up space on the server...
;)
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I am anxious about DR SYN, too, but I would just as soon have THE LEGEND OF DICK TURPIN that featured Leonard Whiting as Jimmy and David Weston as Dick.
If DR. SYN sells well, I suspect we'll get some of those other serials from the Disneyland TV show.
And I keep waiting for ZORRO, too.
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On TV tonight:
PROJECT RUNWAY!
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Happy Happy Birthday to DR td!!
and
Happy Happy Birthday to DR brian!!
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At some point today, I'll go to On Demand and watch Sunday's episode of MAD MEN in HD. That might be what I watch while I'm eating lunch today.
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Otherwise, it looks like I'll be watching more episodes of DEXTER today unless NIXON on Blu-ray arrives.
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The camera does add ten pounds, don't you know?
As for me, I obviously walk around with at least five cameras on me.
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I hear you DR FJL.....I feel the same way.....I need some of those skinny cameras.
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TOD:
What is your ideal weight, and when was the last time you were at it?
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This makes me feel better:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0AbN7Lbm7o (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0AbN7Lbm7o)
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The legend of the Chinese Terra Cotta Warriors is fascinating and I am interested to see how they fold it into the Mummy story....and of course Brendan Fraser!
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We have only about 50 tickets left for the ENTIRE run of the show....everything else is sold/reserved.
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Would never have happened with a skinny-bolink Roscoe
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Wonder if I'll hit 12000 today
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Might be good luck for Skip if I hit 12000 today, since his first performance is tonight.
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Wonder if I can do it
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'Cause I'm a wonderer, yeah, a wonderer
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The camera does add ten pounds, don't you know?
As for me, I obviously walk around with at least five cameras on me.
;D;D
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I think almost everyone finds that remakes and redos of things they've seen the originals of are lacking in various ways.
I've never been satisfied with any recording of "Follies" other than the original. I had the score LP with me on my first overseas tour of duty. When I bought my first component stereo system, it was "Follies" that was played on it the first time.
I cannot imagine ever being satisfied with any performance that doesn't equal or surpass what I can hear on that cast recording.
That said, I don't think any of the screaming, cheering fans at revivals/revisals deserve rebuke or disdain. They've never seen the original. That they are listeing to and loving a Sondheim score performed live should be more reason for celebration rather than censure.
Most people never get to see the original Broadway production of anything. If one were to insist upon equal/better treatment of the material, no revival/revisal would "ever" be done. And that would be tragic.
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Hello, everyone.
I can play for just a bit, then must be off to the dentist. When I last saw him a couple months ago he asked if I had vacation plans for the summer. I said no. He replied, "Well, now you'll be able to come to the dentist." Dentists always have a strange sense of humor.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DR TD!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DR BRIAN!!
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Nice photo, JRand. I can see you have on bulky clothes.
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I have been asked to help judge the submissions to a local film festival, so I'll be busy much of the weekend and possibly into next week. I'll try to drop by here when I can.
I know nothing of said films at this point.
My upcoming absence has now been duly announced.
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WHAT??? MISS KAREN is online at the same time I am?? Unbelievable!!
Hiya, Sis!!
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DearReaderLaura DR - hope you had a monsoon!
The news accounts sure made it look and sound like the Valley of the Sun got its monsoon rains and then some ...
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WHAT??? MISS KAREN is online at the same time I am?? Unbelievable!!
Hiya, Sis!!
Hiya back at 'cha, SoulSis! Yes, miracles do happen!
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I am interested to see how they fold it into....Brendan Fraser!
Insert Tab A into Slot B. 8)
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HAPPY BD to TD!!
(singing)
Happy Birthday to You
Happy Birthday to You
Happy Birthday, Dear Reader TD
Happy Birthday to You!
And many more
On Channel Four
And Scooby Doo ...
Hope it's most festive!
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Nice photo, JRand. I can see you have on bulky clothes.
If you ask me (I know, no one did, but that's never stopped me before ...), I think that dress is most slimming ....
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DR ELMORE - I received said LP in the mail THIS WEEK. Once this damned show gets open, I can put it on CD for you.
I haven't even gotten to listen to it myself!
Fantastic, DR JRand57!
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That's it DR JEANNE, bulky clothing.
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I know you can do it, DR FJL.....
Opening night vibes for SKIP this evening.....
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The camera does add ten pounds, don't you know?
As for me, I obviously walk around with at least five cameras on me.
I always loved the mother's line in AB FAB when Edina said there was a thin woman inside her struggling to get out: how many are there?
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Fantastic, DR JRand57!
I keep playing the other ones in my car driving to and from rehearsal...and the episode of THE ROARING 20's I sent you features Miss Dorothy singing many of the songs on the first album.
It was her moment to shine in the first season vocally & dramatically and she did a good job. ;D
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Opening night vibes for SKIP this evening.....
Ditto! We're looking forward to being there for closing night!
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Ditto! We're looking forward to being there for closing night!
FUN!!!! ;D
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Opening night vibes for SKIP this evening.
Ditto!!
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I just checked what that box was from UPS: it was a Paramount review copy all right, but not a TV box set. It was SON OF RAMBOW which comes out on the 26th. I have many other things to watch before I get to it!
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Now, I'm going to head down and get some lunch started. Then, it's back to viewing for the week.
WBBL.
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Off to the dentist. Thankfully, this is just a filling.
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A big 'ole happy birthday to DR TD!
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Wow, DR JRand on the front page! And it ain't even a mug shot!
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Skip says thanks for the vibes!
Opening night and first preview all rolled into one.
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Skip says thanks for the vibes!
Opening night and first preview all rolled into one.
Well, break a leg tonight! DR Jose and I are atending Sunday's performance.
Speaking of DR Jose, we're off to see THE MUMMY at 1:30.
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Hey Larry, I'll pass that on to Skip. He'll see you Sunday, since he's playing.
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Happy Birthday to DR TD!
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Such ugly feet!
der Brucer
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Not what she was famous for.
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One more DR FJL.
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Hey Larry, I'll pass that on to Skip. He'll see you Sunday, since he's playing.
Don't stop now!
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Ron - It's important to make 12000 count, so shouldn't it be about something important?
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Ron - It's important to make 12000 count, so shouldn't it be about something important?
What? And establish a precedent? Pish-posh!
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Wouldn't Paris Hilton's comedy bit have been more humane if she had left out the part where she called McCain "wrinkly"
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I think almost everyone finds that remakes and redos of things they've seen the originals of are lacking in various ways.
I've never been satisfied with any recording of "Follies" other than the original. I had the score LP with me on my first overseas tour of duty. When I bought my first component stereo system, it was "Follies" that was played on it the first time.
I cannot imagine ever being satisfied with any performance that doesn't equal or surpass what I can hear on that cast recording.
That said, I don't think any of the screaming, cheering fans at revivals/revisals deserve rebuke or disdain. They've never seen the original. That they are listeing to and loving a Sondheim score performed live should be more reason for celebration rather than censure.
Most people never get to see the original Broadway production of anything. If one were to insist upon equal/better treatment of the material, no revival/revisal would "ever" be done. And that would be tragic.
Spot on. I will say, though, that if the production is at all professional, I almost always have found something interesting and different about it, even if it doesn't match up with the original.
There were several moments in the Roundabout Follies that I thought were wonderful and searing (Joan Roberts, the original Laurie in Oklahoma, singing "One More Kiss," the Ben/Sally ghost embrace, Judith Ivey's haunting "Losing My Mind," and damned if the final exit didn't have me bawling both times I saw it), but it's a hard show to make work.
Sometimes, with revivals, I sometimes think the less the director knows, the better. I've seen a bunch of productions of Company, and the two best ones were ones where the director got the hell out of the way of the production and just presented the story without apology (For my money, Sam Mendes's concept was an abomination that made the show more dated than it had any right being). The best Bobby I ever saw was in an amateur production, played by an actor who hadn't been on stage in over a decade, but who absolutely nailed the character.
I've also had the thrill of seeing several classic performers reprise their songs decades later (Pam Myers with "Another Hundred People," Donna McKechnie with "Music and the Mirror," Priscilla Lopez with "Nothing," and Comden & Green with most of their club act), and I will treasure those memories till the day I die.
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I'd really rather not have McCain as a precedent
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I'm sure some folks here have nailed a bobby or two in their day as well.
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Effie always sends the best cards.
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My favorite card from Effie was when I threw a party and she had to tell me she couldn't make it to the party
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Did you throw confetti in her face anyway?
Oh, never mind. That was Lorrell.
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WARNING! NOT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HONOR RESPECT FOR PRIVACY
Posters at AOL are sure upset at this:
Sad Look at Ailing Annette Funicello (http://news.aol.com/entertainment/movies/article/annette-funicellos-health-on-decline/120026?icid=200100397x1207206309x1200363261)
der Brucer
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Anything to make the flight easier:
Delta to Offer Wi-Fi on Mainline Domestic Fleet (http://information.travel.aol.com/article/news-feeds/_a/delta-to-offer-wi-fi-on-mainline/20080805101209990001?ncid=AOLCOMMtravdynlsec0145&icid=200100397x1206965023x1200362600)
der Brucer
Yes, BK, they will charge you extra!
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I think almost everyone finds that remakes and redos of things they've seen the originals of are lacking in various ways.
I've never been satisfied with any recording of "Follies" other than the original. I had the score LP with me on my first overseas tour of duty. When I bought my first component stereo system, it was "Follies" that was played on it the first time.
I cannot imagine ever being satisfied with any performance that doesn't equal or surpass what I can hear on that cast recording.
That said, I don't think any of the screaming, cheering fans at revivals/revisals deserve rebuke or disdain. They've never seen the original. That they are listeing to and loving a Sondheim score performed live should be more reason for celebration rather than censure.
Most people never get to see the original Broadway production of anything. If one were to insist upon equal/better treatment of the material, no revival/revisal would "ever" be done. And that would be tragic.
I have no problem with screaming cheering fans IF the screaming and cheering is earned, which this was not. They came to scream and cheer at their favorite performers and because many of them are youngsters who've been raised on American Idol and think that that sort of behavior in the theater is appropriate. In the case of what I was hearing on this Encores Follies DVD, it doesn't sound like they're cheering the material so much as the "event" and their favorite people. I can also guarantee you that that sort of overt, insane overreaction was normally NOT part of the original production, except for the closing weeks, when it was all fans of the show, and even then I'd guess it didn't approach this crazy sort of overreaction we have today.
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WARNING! NOT FOR THOSE YOU HONOR RESPECT FOR PRIVACY
Posters at AOL are sure upset at this:
Sad Look at Ailing Annette Funicello (http://news.aol.com/entertainment/movies/article/annette-funicellos-health-on-decline/120026?icid=200100397x1207206309x1200363261)
der Brucer
Tragic consequences for a mother of three and grandmother of one...I am sad to see that AOL published this photo. Other people in the same circumstance certainly have more privacy than a celebrity does - but seeing that she is cared for and alive is something, I guess.
Prayers can help. Annette lost her dear mother last year, her second marriage has been rocky since then, but all three of her children and her ex-husband Jack are a great support group.
She of course has her fans, which must be small recompense to her now - but she was an important icon of her generation, and certainly went as far as a little talent and some great looks could take her. Whatever it is that makes the public respond to you, Annette had it.
By all accounts she is a sweet person, and true friend, and a great mother.
She is almost like a member of the family to some of us. And I hate to think of the day when we'll read her final headline. :'(
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I didn't mean to slight her husband Glen Holt who has supported her through years of MS and its consequences. He is very close to her, even though they don't officially share the house....he lives on his ranch while Annette is in town.
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Again, to be clear, since what I wrote seems to be going in a direction I didn't intend - I have NO problems with revivals that are GOOD, EXCELLENT, or GREAT. If I see one like that, my memories of the original (if I have seen it) go right out the window. If the director presents the show in a good staging, and he understands the show, and the cast is terrific, great. I found none of those things in evidence about this Follies. I'm not generalizing (which is what RLP's post makes it seem like) - I'm talking about THIS Follies (and to a lesser extent a couple of other Follies) that simply don't work. If they work for others, that's great. I have an acute ear, audience reaction-wise, and for me it's very easy to tell who the people are who've come there to scream and whoop no matter WHAT is being presented to them.
I saw a theater in the round production of The Most Happy Fella - I'd grown up listening to its cast album, of course - it was amazing. Why? Because the director knew what the show was about and presented it. Why else? Because Robert Weede and Art Lund were recreating their roles ten years later. Why else? Because every other member of that cast was on the same page as the director and the two stars.
I've seen other productions of other classics that were every bit as good as the original. So, let's not misrepresent what my thoughts in today's notes were about.
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Happy Birthday, TD!
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Well I am officially quite excited. The church where I Music Direct has a huge, auditorium-like performing space and I suggested when they hired me we should do an annual fundraising concert series. I have called in a lot of favors and we have an incredible series booked. Some of these names some of you will know, but all of them are A-listers in the Northwest, and several are nationally and internationally famous.
September Susannah Mars
October a little guy named JMK and his bossa nova group
November Tobias Andersen in "Darrow"
December pianist John Nilsen
January Linda Hornbuckle with multi-Grammy nominee Janice Scroggins
February Melinda Strobel in "Women of the Wild West"
March John Doan
April an Improv group someone else booked, so I'm clueless :P
May internationally famous mime Daniel Stein in Timepiece*
June pianist Michael Allen Harrison
Whom shall I book for the second season? Oy!
*Curious if any of you Angelinos or NYC-ites know or have seen Danny in performance. He is probably the most famous mime in the world post-Marceau. And guess what? He's DW Betsy's cousin!
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We did indeed have a lovely rain last night.
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That's great, DR JMK! Are they paying you extra for all the time involved in setting up and administering this program?
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We tried to book a singer for a special concert, JMK, but he canceled and then just seemingly disappeared.
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We tried to book a singer for a special concert, JMK, but he canceled and then just seemingly disappeared.
Singdaw hasn't disappeared--he's here posting. ;D
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That's great, DR JMK! Are they paying you extra for all the time involved in setting up and administering this program?
I'm well compensated for this job, much more than I've made at a church gig, with a benefits package, which in my experience is totally unheard of for a job like this. So, no, but I'm happy anyway. ;)
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Singdaw hasn't disappeared--he's here posting.
In fact, that's all I'm doing! ;D
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We tried to book a singer for a special concert, JMK, but he canceled and then just seemingly disappeared.
The last time I tried to perform one of DR JMK's compositions in public, they ran me out of town on a rail. :P
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That's great, DR JMK! Are they paying you extra for all the time involved in setting up and administering this program?
As a show of appreciation, maybe they'll report his FICA income.
der Brucer
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The last time I tried to perform one of DR JMK's compositions in public, they ran me out of town on a rail. :P
Like they needed an excuse ;D
der Brucer
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I'm just astounded reading the rationalizations of a young theatre-goer over at All That Chat who feels there is nothing at all wrong with singing along with the performers [from the audience] at a musical.
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Re Encores shows - I've always thought of these four-to-five performance Encores presentations as "events" rather than real revivals. These are sometimes casts you couldn't get together for a regular run. While I myself didn't actually scream and holler at the Encores Follies performance I saw, I totally understood about the audience feeling they were at a special event of sorts rather than at a revival, because of the nature of the presentation (only 5 performances, extended to 6 by insane popular demand).
(This differs greatly from the summer Encores shows, which are revivals in several-week runs.)
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I'm just astounded reading the rationalizations of a young theatre-goer over at All That Chat who feels there is nothing at all wrong with singing along with the performers [from the audience] at a musical.
It is crazy. If they need to i guess they can sing and dance during the curtain call to shows like MAMMA MIA. But I think i would go crazy if anyone near me in the theatre started to sing!
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I'm just astounded reading the rationalizations of a young theatre-goer over at All That Chat who feels there is nothing at all wrong with singing along with the performers [from the audience] at a musical.
They need to go back to midnight showings of Rocky Horror.
der Brucer
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That Titanic exhibit that DR td is attending today looks like great fun. :)
Yes. That's what they said of the initial voyage.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
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Well there's nothing like a front page picture of yourself in the newspaper to make you realize that...well you MUST lose weight.
That is only because they had that Click to Enlarge link!
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I'd really rather not have McCain as a precedent
Now THIS one should have been your 12,000th!
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I start to believe something is really going to happen when I see cover art like that. So I was very escited. I'm excited about DR. SYN, too, but since no one here has expressed much interest in it besides me, I didn't waste space in the photo file uploading a picture of it, too.
I loved that show, but for some reason I only remember it as THE SCARECROW. I drew a complete pblank when you said DR. SYN.
Have you ever tried to draw a pblank?
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How on earth did I miss DR slugjaw's attaining and passing a milestone?
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That is only because they had that Click to Enlarge link!
O I C ;D
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congratulations on your bookings, DR JMK....do you sell subscriptions seats for the series or is it a buy one at a time thing?
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One must assume you've tasted him, then. ;D
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I am wearing NEW SOCKS and a NEW T SHIRT and NEW UNDIES for the final rehearsal of Singin In The Rain. Of course my costumes will go on OVER said new apparel.
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And singdaw's next post will be a palindrome, 17071, unless my eyes deceive me.
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Wonder if I'll hit 12000 today
Why, have you gained weight?
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No, lost weight.
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BREAK A LEG, SKIP!
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Broken legs to Skip!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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And singdaw's next post will be a palindrome
A man, a plan, a canal: Panama!
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Now how did DR FJL get so prescient?
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A man, a plan, a canal: Panama!
;D
Now how did DR FJL get so prescient?
Wow
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One must assume you've tasted him, then. ;D
One need not taste every chocolate cream pie to know that they are delicious!
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One need not taste every chocolate cream pie to know that they are delicious!
Although, I have tried!
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As you can tell, I am not at work today.
It was so darn hot last night, that I had trouble falling asleep until almost dawn this morning. Of course, it it supposed to be even hotter today, with highs in th 90s.
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Although, I have tried!
Is that what you're trying to hook on that line, out in the middle of that lake?
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Wow
And now, ladies and gentlemen, for my next trick...
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Is that what you're trying to hook on that line, out in the middle of that lake?
Yes, the rare chocolate cream pie fish is found only in Lake Washington in Seattle.
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Skip says thanks for the vibes!
Opening night and first preview all rolled into one.
~~~EXTRA OPENING NIGHT/FIRST PREVIEW VIBES FOR DR SKIP!!~~~
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Th 90's - that is th name of my new novel.
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Off to do some cleaning at the theatre and help sell tickets.
You know the old joke - the picture in the paper should sell a lot of tickets - I know I sold mine!
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And now, ladies and gentlemen, for my next trick...
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You'll tell us all his name. . . .if you remember to ask it. . . .
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And Congrats to FJL for 12,000+ Posts!!
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td, how did the Titanic turn out?
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Lookee, it's the Birthday Boy hisownself!
How was the Titanic exhibit?
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Excellent vibes and xylophones to our very own Skip.
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FJL, for some reason I thought the Follies was one of these summer things. I understand what you're saying and I'm sure you're right - but I just think that if you're doing Follies WITH the book, DO the book, get a director/choreographer who understands the material, and don't make it such a hybrid.
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They need to go back to midnight showings of Rocky Horror.
der Brucer
Let's specify "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
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Back from a two-and-a-half mile jog. I decided to straight-line today and ran all the way from my home environment down to Ventura all the way east to Vineland, which is two miles plus, then another half mile. Then I briskly walked the two miles back. I'm pooped and really sweaty.
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That Titanic exhibit that DR td is attending today looks like great fun. :)
I bet DR TCB wishes he were in Pittsburgh today.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR TD!
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Opening night and first preview all rolled into one.
HOPE THE SHOW IS A GREAT SUCCESS!!!
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I didn't mean to slight her husband Glen Holt who has supported her through years of MS and its consequences. He is very close to her, even though they don't officially share the house....he lives on his ranch while Annette is in town.
The disease takes its toll on everyone. It is nice to see she gets out of the house.
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I bet DR TCB wishes he were in Pittsburgh today.
Yes, I do.
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I bet DR TCB wishes he were in Pittsburgh today.
Actually I wish I was back at the Titanic site in the North Atlantic. It was twelve years ago this month that I traveled to the ship's grave.
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SAFE AND EASY TRAVEL VIBES FOR DR BEN!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIAN!
DR JMK, CONGRATS!!
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DR Ben - Hope you have a smooth trip to Minnesota tomorrow and a pleasant visit with your family.
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Let's specify "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
;)
Why? When Empty Space in Seattle did ROCKY HORROR SHOW, they did some midnight shows.
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We hiked on Mt Ashland this morning, above the smoke. It was beautiful & the wild flowers were in full bloom.
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Wow, Skip has a lots of vibes and broken leg wishes to catch up on. He send his thanks to all of you guys.
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BK - The confusion over where Follies fit in with the Encores series is logical. There was much chat-board debate about whether Follies was really a rarely-revived show so as to appropriately be part of the regular Encores season. And I'd bet if they had the Summer Stars series then, Follies (along with Bye Bye Birdie and Pajama game) would have seemed a more logical fit for their Summer Stars. But the tremendous financial boon of a Follies or Bye Bye Birdie or Pajama Game (all in the regular series, while Gypsy amd Damn Yankees were Summer Star shows) helps pay for the Sweet Adelines and Junos and Purlies of the regular series, or so the chat goes.
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I'm back from a loverly lunch and fun movie with our DR Jose. As to THE MUMMY 3, I'd see it again in a second: it's like the big roller coaster you love at your favorite amusement park:exciting takeoff, fun climb, and lots of laughs, screams, and enormous highs and lows in about an hour and 45 minutes. Lots of CGI, of course, but the art direction and design are both heavily nostalgic and quite beautiful at times. I don't know why the original leading lady isn't back. Perhaps she didn't like to be playing mother of a grown son - there's a bit of Indiana Jones 3 in the screenpklay - but I had a great time.
Nursie, I think you will love it.
DR MBarnum, in 40 years you'll be begging BF for an in-depth interview, and that is indeed a euphemism.
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We used to have people singing along to the songs in FOREVER PLAID all the time. It is strange when you're not used to it.
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I'm quite exhausted from the long run and long walk. I think I'll mosey on over to my mail place.
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I'm back from a loverly lunch and fun movie with our DR Jose. As to THE MUMMY 3, I'd see it again in a second: it's like the big roller coaster you love at your favorite amusement park:exciting takeoff, fun climb, and lots of laughs, screams, and enormous highs and lows in about an hour and 45 minutes. Lots of CGI, of course, but the art direction and design are both heavily nostalgic and quite beautiful at times. I don't know why the original leading lady isn't back. Perhaps she didn't like to be playing mother of a grown son - there's a bit of Indiana Jones 3 in the screenpklay - but I had a great time.
I'm wondering if the fact that she's now an Oscar winner had something to do with her not signing on for this third trip. I'm just guessing; I have no knowledge one way or other.
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I was disappointed to find that MAD MEN episode 2 wasn't up on HD On Demand yet, so I settled for - wait for it - SAVING GRACE.
Yep, I gave it another chance. Bailey Chase is so cute and I adore Ken Johnson, so the two of them ALMOST make me wish I were still a regular viewer. But the mystery was very average, the angel stuff is a turnoff, and Hunter brays almost all of her dialog, and it's just like fingernails on a chalkboard.
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Page Seven Dorothy Dance!!!
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I was disappointed to find that MAD MEN episode 2 wasn't up on HD On Demand yet, so I settled for - wait for it - SAVING GRACE.
Yep, I gave it another chance. Bailey Chase is so cute and I adore Ken Johnson, so the two of them ALMOST make me wish I were still a regular viewer. But the mystery was very average, the angel stuff is a turnoff, and Hunter brays almost all of her dialog, and it's just like fingernails on a chalkboard.
Gosh we see these things so differently. Hunter, to me, is excellent in the role. No braying to these ears and I appreciate her authentic accent. Of the two hours I watched the other night, I thought "Saving Grace" just as well-written as "The Closer."
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Then I spent most of the remaining time this afternoon watching the next two episodes of DEXTER. He's met Lila now, and things start to get very interesting and very complicated.
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Gosh we see these things so differently. Hunter, to me, is excellent in the role. No braying to these ears and I appreciate her authentic accent.
I have no problem with the accent, but her line delivery sounds like braying to my ears.
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I did have time to skim through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Nothing of interest to me and nothing in the previews either.
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So, I'll record PROJECT RUNWAY at 9 but not watch it until after 10 when I can zip through commercials. I'll spend the rest of the evening with DEXTER. I should be able to get through disc 2 (4 more episodes). So far there haven't been any bonus features at all. Maybe they're all on the last disc.
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I'm back from a loverly lunch and fun movie with our DR Jose. As to THE MUMMY 3, I'd see it again in a second: it's like the big roller coaster you love at your favorite amusement park:exciting takeoff, fun climb, and lots of laughs, screams, and enormous highs and lows in about an hour and 45 minutes. Lots of CGI, of course, but the art direction and design are both heavily nostalgic and quite beautiful at times. I don't know why the original leading lady isn't back. Perhaps she didn't like to be playing mother of a grown son - there's a bit of Indiana Jones 3 in the screenpklay - but I had a great time.
How significant a role was Evy's in this film? Weisz was right up there with Frasier in the first two films. If this film is more a boy's adventure with Frasier and Jet Li front-and-center along with the grown-up son, I wouldn't think Weisz would have any compelling reason to continue in a role that was diminished.
She's had a baby and has two films in post-production for 2008. The only reason she might have done it was for "the work", and that doesn't seem to be a problem.
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We used to have people singing along to the songs in FOREVER PLAID all the time. It is strange when you're not used to it.
It's really quite simple... if you're disturbing others, cut it out. There are shows at which you should expect some audience involvement (any of the Disney musicals, fr'instance), but if someone's getting out of their seat, well, you've crossed the line.
As a somewhat over-enthusiastic theatergoer, my past sins I confess today:
1) as a young lad, I caught the revivial of Joseph (starring Michael Damian and Kelli Rabke) at the Minskoff. This was the first time I saw a show where I knew the entire score by heart, and was mouthing along to myself (or so I thought). At curtain call, the lady "of a certain age" sitting next to me turned and asked "so, when are you joining the cast?" I like to believe that I was not disturbing her too much, and that she was more amused than annoyed.
2) in later years, at the umpteenth Rent performance, I would just turn to the people behind me and say "smack me upside the head if I'm bothering you. You paid to see the show on stage, not my re-enactment."
3) As a young broke college student, I would frequently catch shows from standing room. This was the ideal location for an over-exuberant audience member, since I wasn't in front of anybody, and if I took a step back, nobody could hear me either. The ushers and bar staff of the Palace (when Beauty and the Beast was playing there) and the New Amsterdam unquestionable have, er, interesting memories of the goofy-looking Jewish kid who was acting along to the whole show.
To defend myself, I tried to be aware of the people around me, and the late Clark Gesner, after the last performance of the revivial of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, actually told me how happy he was to see someone so thoroughly enjoying himself at his show.
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I have no problem with the accent, but her line delivery sounds like braying to my ears.
Comparatively, since I saw both shows for the first time on Monday night, Sedgwick's stilted syntax and faux southern accent sounds like "corn" to mine. Her sincerity shines through, but that vocal delivery must take a lot of effort.
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How significant a role was Evy's in this film? Weisz was right up there with Frasier in the first two films. If this film is more a boy's adventure with Frasier and Jet Li front-and-center along with the grown-up son, I wouldn't think Weisz would have any compelling reason to continue in a role that was diminished.
She's had a baby and has two films in post-production for 2008. The only reason she might have done it was for "the work", and that doesn't seem to be a problem.
Maria Bello is playing the role and she's fine, with a lot to do in it. I loved loved loved the abominable snowmen. It's got everything including the next setup.
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Maria Bello is playing the role and she's fine, with a lot to do in it. I loved loved loved the abominable snowmen. It's got everything including the next setup.
I have the original "The Mummy" (Brendan Frasier version, that is) on standard DVD. I broke down and got that one and "The Mummy Returns" on HD DVD and don't regret it for a minute. Spectacular filmmaking, IMO.
And it doesn't take itself seriously. That's its saving grace (so to speak, no pun intended on another topic of discussion).
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Wow, Skip has a lots of vibes and broken leg wishes to catch up on. He send his thanks to all of you guys.
And you can add my best wishes too!
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I'm winding things up here for another day. Have a couple of stops to make on my way home.
Bye for now!
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I ate a peach.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO TD!!!!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BRIAN!!
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I bought the first MUMMY on Blu-ray but skipped the second one since I had it on sDVD and that was fine for a film I didn't love. (I found it a mess.)
I haven't had a chance to watch THE MUMMY on Blu-ray yet, but it's likely to be the next HD film I watch as soon as I get a free evening.
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I've been sending announcements about the new Kritzerland release - there's a long shot it might be up tonight, otherwise I'm promised tomorrow. I will only say that one online store just ordered 200 of them, and I'm waiting on another dealer's order, which I think will be 100. Hence, almost a third of them are spoken for, so don't wait on this one.
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Now, I have some writing to do, so I'm jumping off-line to do it.
WBBL.
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Actually I wish I was back at the Titanic site in the North Atlantic. It was twelve years ago this month that I traveled to the ship's grave.
Did you go down to the bottom of the ocean and actuall see it ? Wow. I'm jealous, but I think I would be claustraphobic in that thing. I have seen the Titanic Exhibition. It was very cool
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One need not taste every chocolate cream pie to know that they are delicious!
IT NEVER HURTS TO DOUBLE CHECK :)
der brucer
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Nursie, I think you will love it.
Thank you :) I'll try to see it before it leaves the theaters.
I read Rachel Weisz dropped out due to "scheduling", meaning she wasn't happy with the script. Whichever, I'm sorry she isn't in the film.
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A few years ago, I went to see a friend of mine who was playing The Scarecrow in THE WIZARD OF OZ. When Dorothy and friends arrived at the scary part of the forest and said,
"Lions! And tigers! And bears!"
Without even thinking I said right along with them, "Oh my!" It could have been really embarrassing, except that the entire audience said it with me. Then when we realized what we had done, we all started laughing. I don't know if it happened every performance, but it did that night.
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Has Cilla visited amazon? :)
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Wow, that first online dealer just upped his order. Excellent news, except I don't really get that dough until he's got the CDs in hand and then sends payment. So, that's probably a month away, but it's great news.
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Wow, that first online dealer just upped his order. Excellent news, except I don't really get that dough until he's got the CDs in hand and then sends payment. So, that's probably a month away, but it's great news.
And this particular seller hasn't had any problem paying you on time??
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LOL DR George. I was wondering the same thing.
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I've been sending announcements about the new Kritzerland release - there's a long shot it might be up tonight, otherwise I'm promised tomorrow. I will only say that one online store just ordered 200 of them, and I'm waiting on another dealer's order, which I think will be 100. Hence, almost a third of them are spoken for, so don't wait on this one.
What do "we" do to order? Send you an e-mail?
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Happy Birthday, TD!
JMK, Hey, that a lot of impressive names on that list! Congrats!
Had a interview today at Genesis Financial Solutions here in Beaverton...went pretty well and I knew one of the ladies that interviewed me from a previous job. I hope that's good! :)
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Had a interview today at Genesis Financial Solutions here in Beaverton...went pretty well and I knew one of the ladies that interviewed me from a previous job. I hope that's good! :)
~~~Continued Job Vibes!!~~~
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DR Julie C40-GOOD LUCK!!!!!
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I ate a peach.
Thank you, J. Alfred.
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Did you go down to the bottom of the ocean and actuall see it ? Wow. I'm jealous, but I think I would be claustraphobic in that thing. I have seen the Titanic Exhibition. It was very cool
Unfortunately no. The other day I was thinking about that, and I doubt I would fit thru the hatch now. We were out there with the team from RMS Titanic and a crew from the Discovery Channel. They were attempting to raise the section of the hull (that is now on tour), but the efforts were cut short by two hurricanes that were closing in on us. The piece was about 200 ft. from the surface when the lines snapped.
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T.O.D.
What is your favorite all-time movie theme? (only two answers allowed, no lists**)
** Violators will be sent to derBrucer for punishment.
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T.O.D.
What is your favorite all-time movie theme? (only two answers allowed, no lists)
THEME FROM THE APARTMENT
THEME FROM THE APRIL FOOLS
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T.O.D.
What is your favorite all-time movie theme? (only two answers allowed, no lists)
"Star Wars" and "Close Encounters" are all that I can think of. :)
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And the word of the day is: SPOONY!
You say SNOOPY was SPOONY for a poodle? Foodle!
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DR George: Congratulations in advance on your pending milestone.
Howsaboutdat? Two DRs attain significant milestones on the same day!!!
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T.O.D.
What is your favorite all-time movie theme? (only two answers allowed, no lists**)
** Violators will be sent to derBrucer for punishment.
"Ship of Fools" Love Theme
"Gabriel's Oboe" from "The Mission"
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Thanks birthday twin..... even though I am so very fat! :P
You aren't so very fat. It's the costuming.
::)
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DR George: Congratulations in advance on your pending milestone.
Howsaboutdat? Two DRs attain significant milestones on the same day!!!
Thanks!! And here it is...my #19,000th post!! ;D
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Keith said "Cinema Paradiso" and "Doctor Zhivago".
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There was as time when I would have said "The Sting". That was before I tired of it.
For now I'll say "Star Wars" and "The Magnificent Seven"
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And this particular seller hasn't had any problem paying you on time??
Nope - he's a fast pay. Got the second dealer order, which was indeed for 100, so that's basically 350 gone out of the 1000.
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I'm now very hungry.
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I wonder what I shall eat.
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I'm just astounded reading the rationalizations of a young theatre-goer over at All That Chat who feels there is nothing at all wrong with singing along with the performers [from the audience] at a musical.
I wonder if a well-aimed water pistol would shut these guys up.
Unfortunately, my aim is terrible. And I might not get my water pistol back.
(What, you thought I was just going to shoot water at them?)
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I wonder what I shall eat.
I've a breast of turkey roasting in the oven, but it'll take quite a while to send some your way. Sorry.
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I had a bowl of brussels sprouts for dinner.
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Actually I wish I was back at the Titanic site in the North Atlantic. It was twelve years ago this month that I traveled to the ship's grave.
All that distance in your little dingy!
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"Rosy's Theme" from RYAN'S DAUGHTER
"Theme from 'VALLEY OF THE DOLLS'"
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T.O.D.
What is your favorite all-time movie theme? (only two answers allowed, no lists**)
** Violators will be sent to derBrucer for punishment.
Advance to the Rear
An Officer and a Gentleman
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Of course, right now I'm very partial to this title song:
A strang excitement in the air
The smell of perfume everywhere
Could it be love or could it be
The Scent Of Mystery
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I opted to drive to the mailbox today instead of walking. It felt very good to be in the air conditioned car.
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Good Evening!
Yes! "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" was a big ole thrill ride. A true "popcorn movie" - emphasis on the "corn". :)
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And it was good to catch up - in person - with DR elmore again. Never a dull nor non-dishy moment. ;D
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Uh-oh... Here comes another "Broadway" routine from Tyce Diorio...
;)
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"The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor" Semi-Spoiler
"She speaks Yeti?!?!?!?!?!?!?"
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TOD:
"Theme from The Molly Maguires". (Not impressed with the film, but I love Mancini's music.)
The "Flying" theme from ET. (Yep, Williams gets to me, too.)
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OK.... That was just plain strange.
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Time to get cookin' - that turkey breast is almost done, and I've got dressing, mushroom gravy, and apples to cook.
Stop salivating, BK. I'm not sending you any, the post office just won't allow it.
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Der Brucer wants me to post this alert:
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]ALERT ALERT ALERT... Randy Newman will be performing on Letterman tonight. THAT IS ALL...[/move]
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I was on my way to bring the ham to my niece. But my sis called to say she (my niece) came home with a rash (little bumps) all over her body (in a few places). so we had to go to the doctor.
She has hives!
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As for the TCB T.O.D.-
"Cinema Paradiso" - "Nuovo Cinema Paradiso" (Main Title Theme)
"Cinema Paradiso" - "Tema d'Amore" (Love Theme) - Which I didn't realize until just now that it was composed by Andrea Morricone.
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Der Brucer wants me to post this alert:
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]ALERT ALERT ALERT... Randy Newman will be performing on Letterman tonight. THAT IS ALL...[/move]
I was planning on tuning in to see if I really do want to buy his new album. Alas, I'm sort of agreeing with most of the mainstream viewers who think that his new album of original songs is, in a sense, almost "too Randy Newman". I've listened to a bunch of clips, and downloaded the first single, and... Well... We'll see...
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You'll tell us all his name. . . .if you remember to ask it. . . .
Well, how can ask his name if...
-Nevermind.
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I think i will go watch SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE now. Will be interesting to see everyone dance with each other.
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I was on my way to bring the ham to my niece. But my sis called to say she (my niece) came home with a rash (little bumps) all over her body (in a few places). so we had to go to the doctor.
She has hives!
Was she eating something of interest before the hives popped up? I hope it was only from a summer plant she got into.
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On PROJECT RUNWAY, Larry hates the way Suede talks of himself in the third person and thinks that Stella is a total nincompoop. What's going to happen when she can't think interms of leather and black?
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After "The Mummy 3" and DR elmore, I walked down Broadway to the Theatre District to meet up with Jason for some dinner and a catch-up session. He just got back into town after a spending a little over a week back home in Kentucky. He's doing well, and sends his best to everyone. And it's also looking hopeful, hopefully, that he'll have some work after A Chorus Line closes next weekend.
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Unfortunately no. The other day I was thinking about that, and I doubt I would fit thru the hatch now. We were out there with the team from RMS Titanic and a crew from the Discovery Channel. They were attempting to raise the section of the hull (that is now on tour), but the efforts were cut short by two hurricanes that were closing in on us. The piece was about 200 ft. from the surface when the lines snapped.
I saw that portion of the hull that's in the exhibition. One of the things that amazed me the most on the Exhibition were the olives in the bottle after all these years
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Jose, thanks for the update. Job vibes for Jason!!!
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All that distance in your little dingy!
Who says that it is little?
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...And while I was walking down Broadway, I happened to come across a high-end ice cream truck.
Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream (http://www.vanleeuwenicecream.com/)
Since I did not want any ice cream right then - believe it or not - I shall have to check their website to see where they will be over the coming days. ;)
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Well, how can ask his name if...
-Nevermind.
Jose! :o :o :o :o :o
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I only worked about 3 hours today. It was a good day. I spent most of the morning at the coffee shop, went to lunch with a friend, came home early and mowed most of the lawn. I always get overheated when I mow, but it feels good to do that from time to time and after a cool shower, lots of water and resting a little I'm always fine
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So, TCB did you work with Discovery Channel? I'm still trying to figure out how you were so lucky as to be on a Titanic Expedition
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Sheesh - only 2 days into my work week and I'm worn out!
'night!
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Ok, BK, three reviews posted. One for each of the Kritzer books
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'night DR Ginny. Maybe you can request a parking space closer, at least for a little bit longer.
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I'm looking forward to the Olympics. I"m more of a Winter Olympics fan, but I do enjoy watching gymnastics and am really cheering for Shawn Johnson - the Iowa girl
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GOOD NIGHT SLEEP VIBES TO DR GINNY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I'm looking forward to the Olympics. I"m more of a Winter Olympics fan, but I do enjoy watching gymnastics and am really cheering for Shawn Johnson - the Iowa girl
Cute interview with Ellen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnQzG2CXngI
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My body is yelling for me to take a break from the computer. If only there were not so many up and coming DR birthdays. My visit will have to be short, at least until after our company leaves on the 22nd.
'night
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I thought DR EDISAURUS wrote: The CAT is in the shop!
No, that's tomorrow.
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I start to believe something is really going to happen when I see cover art like that. So I was very escited. I'm excited about DR. SYN, too, but since no one here has expressed much interest in it besides me, I didn't waste space in the photo file uploading a picture of it, too.
I will be buying DR. SYN and I am very excited. I have even visited Romney and Dymchurch (Dr. Syn's Chruch) as well as New Romney, where the beginning of HALF-A-SIXPENCE (or maybe it was just H.G. Well's book KIPPS) was set. I'm thinking of possibily going back to that area if we have a break around November and if I can afford it, time-wise and cash-wise.
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Cute interview with Ellen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnQzG2CXngI
She is a cutie! She also just seems so normal for an elite gymnist. She goes to public school, hangs out with her friends etc. It's nice to see that.
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Congratulations on your successful run and being front page news, JRand!
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Is there a way to save the video news casts off the internet? I would love to have the reports of my trial but don't know how to do it. I may ask the lawyer for the defendant in the next trial who is getting them for her change of venue motion, but the TV station is charging $175 a clip. That seems outrageous to me.
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Thanks, Cilla!
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After "The Mummy 3" and DR elmore, I walked down Broadway to the Theatre District to meet up with Jason for some dinner and a catch-up session. He just got back into town after a spending a little over a week back home in Kentucky. He's doing well, and sends his best to everyone. And it's also looking hopeful, hopefully, that he'll have some work after A Chorus Line closes next weekend.
Does it have anything to do with Mario Lopez?
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So, TCB did you work with Discovery Channel? I'm still trying to figure out how you were so lucky as to be on a Titanic Expedition
I paid a very large sum of money to go there with a whole slew of people including Buzz Aldrin, as well as one of the very last survivors of the Titanic.
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I had to do an errand in Reseda, and I had a craving for a burger, so I stopped at Islands and had the Big Wave, which has transmogrified into a Small Wave. I couldn't believe how small it's gotten - I've been going to Islands for over twenty years and the Big Wave has always been a nice, big burger that took up the whole basket that it came in - it was so big it came with a knife to cut it. Now they have a new thing - free fries in the basket - I asked our server how many fries and she told me one handful. In order to make room for the free fries they have cut the burger size in half. Good for my diet, but not a Big Wave at all. So, even though I ate a burger it was not a big one, and the fries were not sufficient to cause me problems especially given the two and a half mile run and the two mile walk. And this was my once a week splurge, so it won't be a prob. I really enjoyed it, too.
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Comparatively, since I saw both shows for the first time on Monday night, Sedgwick's stilted syntax and faux southern accent sounds like "corn" to mine. Her sincerity shines through, but that vocal delivery must take a lot of effort.
Kyra's accent would bug me and sound fake to me if I didn't know several people who have a very similar accent. But Holly Hunter seems to throw away a lot of her lines, and her shpeech shounds annoying to my earsh.
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T.O.D.
What is your favorite all-time movie theme? (only two answers allowed, no lists**)
** Violators will be sent to derBrucer for punishment.
I think my two favorites would be BORN FREE and MOON RIVER.
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I had a bowl of brussels sprouts for dinner.
Yumm! I got an extra bag at the market for this weekend.
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You can bet I'll be tuning in for Randy Newman. Thans to Der B for mentioning it!
I pre-ordered the new album. I've heard several songs from it and am looking forward to hearing him in concert. There are tons of articles, interviews, etc. abou the album. I think Nonesuch is doing a great job of promoting it, and Randy is looking great!
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Is there a way to save the video news casts off the internet? I would love to have the reports of my trial but don't know how to do it. I may ask the lawyer for the defendant in the next trial who is getting them for her change of venue motion, but the TV station is charging $175 a clip. That seems outrageous to me.
There is. ;)
Are all the links still available? I have a program on my home computer that can capture YouTube-type (.flv) video clips, which those are. I can't put them on a DVD to watch in a regular DVD player, but I could put them on a CD-ROM so that you could watch them on your computer. Would that be okay?
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DR TD, if you will e-mail me your mailing address I have some Shahid Kapoor for you....he and his new arms are on the cover of the latest Filmfair magazine.
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td, how did the Titanic turn out?
I think a lot of people died...
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My favorite verson of the TITANIC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6pK_qz4MHw
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My favorite movie themes:
LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING
Theme from EXODUS
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Hmmm...I don't know why the whole link isn't showing up blue, but if you paste it into your browser, it works.
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I paid a very large sum of money to go there with a whole slew of people including Buzz Aldrin, as well as one of the very last survivors of the Titanic.
I see. I was totally fascinated with the history of the Titanic (as opposed to the movie - which I also enjoyed). I am still very jealous. I would have loved to have been there, too. An experience like that is priceless
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Had a marvelous time with Dexter tonight. Well, with the Dexter box set. I do think Michael C. Hall is cute, but the boxer/writer that Deb dumped in favor of Keith Carradine would be my pick of this season's men.
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Does it have anything to do with Mario Lopez?
Hopefully not.
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My favorite movie themes:
THE REIVERS-John Williams
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD-Elmer Bernstein
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Kyra's accent would bug me and sound fake to me if I didn't know several people who have a very similar accent. But Holly Hunter seems to throw away a lot of her lines, and her shpeech shounds annoying to my earsh.
I have defended her (Kyra's) accent on several occasions on this forum. I have known many women in my life who sounded exactly like her. Occasionally I hear a word here and there that lose the accent, but she's mostly right on.
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My favorite verson of the TITANIC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6pK_qz4MHw
Try this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6pK_qz4MHw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6pK_qz4MHw)
Edi, if you quote my message, you can see what I did. :)
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Just in case HD On Demand doesn't offer MAD MEN episode 2 in HD, I set the DVR to pick up the next SD broadcast of episode 2 just to make sure I don't miss it.
The best laid plans . . . .
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PROJECT RUNWAY tonight. The challenge didn't interest me much, but I did like several of the designs (but not the one that placed second).
What the bottom two people were thinking I just really don't know. I do think the right person went home as the designs have been lackluster for awhile.
As for Stella, how much longer can she coast through this with the same (uninteresting) look and style?
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Who says that it is little?
Wasn't ME! ! ! ! ;)
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DR TD, if you will e-mail me your mailing address I have some Shahid Kapoor for you....he and his new arms are on the cover of the latest Filmfair magazine.
Happily, MBarnum!
JAB WE MET finally arrived from Netflix, and I think it's a brilliant film!
Right now, I'm also quite hooked on KRRISH (2006) for the action/adventure and love story that it is.
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Oh, and plans were set into motion tonight for me to be in NYC somewhere around December 1st. . . .now to get those tickets for EQUUS and IN THE HEIGHTS into my palms. . .
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Happy Birthday DR TD
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TCB Topic
Cinema Paradiso (se)
Il Postino (When Love Comes By)
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Oh, and plans were set into motion tonight for me to be in NYC somewhere around December 1st. . . .now to get those tickets for EQUUS and IN THE HEIGHTS into my palms. . .
It's about time!!!!!
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DR MBarnum - send me an email. . . .
Are you familiar with this site?: http://www.ispeakhindi.com/ (http://www.ispeakhindi.com/)
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Happy Birthday DR TD
You're repeating yourself! ;)
Thank you and MANY, many, MANY hugs from myself and Miss Dixie Bell. . .
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PAGE 11 DANCE!!
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TD, did you get my e-mail from yesterday?
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It's about time!!!!!
I think this will be the first time that I'll be in the city at the same time as you, ne c'est-pas?
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Heading down to bed now.
Good night!
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Well, I'm going home (a Rocky Horror reference ;)).
Until later!
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I think this will be the first time that I'll be in the city at the same time as you, ne c'est-pas?
Well... Did you ever go to Limelight? ;)
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There's a new Randy Newman CD? When does it come out?
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I have been remiss, oh yes, remiss. Actually reMrs. I was so busy wishing TD a happy birthday I forgot to mention today is Betsy's birthday as well. Happy Birthday, Betsy!
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I haven't ordered my latest Kritzerland CD yet.....or can I?
Thanks DR EDISAURUS - we are ready for opening night tomorrow night....and indeed we are SOLD OUT for tomorrow night, and for two other nights out of the 8 performances. Most other performances have very few tickets left.
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I am going to watch the midnight showing of PROJECT RUNWAY.
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Jim Rambo who is playing R F Simpson wears a nice double breasted tuxedo, everyone else is wearing a cummerbund, he found one and wore it very high on his chest so it could be seen.....I told him to ask Shelly about it.
Then when she told him not to wear it, I decided to pull my black/white cow design cummerbund like a halter to make her laugh. It did.
Then while we were waiting to go on....from the lobby, Ben Fisher who plays Rod came around the corner with his cummerbund down in front of his fly.
I told Shelly (who is playing Mrs R F Simpson) that it was weird that everyone in the cast was wearing their cummerbunds as either brassieres or jockstraps - and we got so tickled it was a moment before we could go on.
I made a chart for the dressing room to explain to the boys that the cummerbund zone is NOT the same as the STRIKE zone.
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Jrand, you can order the usual advance way - paypal to kritzerland@adelphia.net. 19.98 plus 3.75 for shipping.
Sad to see the web designer did not get the title up tonight - she promised she'd try, but it's not there. I'm sorry, but it's about an hour's worth of work. She did promise that if it didn't go up tonight it would be up for sure tomorrow, and by tomorrow I hope to hell it's morning, which would be her noon.
She did say that I could have someone else do it, that she'd send the files of the site to a new person, which I find not very sporting. I do so few updates and additions that I really wish it could all just happen faster.
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If it's up in the morning, I'll announce it everywhere as quickly as possible.
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Welcome twelve GUESTS.
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I'm listening to CDs now.
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Jrand, you can order the usual advance way - paypal to kritzerland@adelphia.net. 19.98 plus 3.75 for shipping.
Well, I'm glad I got my order in when the shipping was only 3.50 :D
der Brucer
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, t.d (fellow Leo)
der Brucer
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I have known many women in my life who sounded exactly like her.
That helps explain why you're single :D
der Brucer
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I have been remiss, oh yes, remiss. Actually reMrs. I was so busy wishing TD a happy birthday I forgot to mention today is Betsy's birthday as well. Happy Birthday, Betsy!
A Very Happy Birthday to JMK's DW Betsy!!
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There's a new Randy Newman CD? When does it come out?
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51yRtQotO4L._SS400_.jpg)
Released yesterday!
der Brucer
SUPER SALE $9.99 (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51yRtQotO4L._SS400_.jpg)
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(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51yRtQotO4L._SS400_.jpg)
Released yesterday!
der Brucer
SUPER SALE $9.99 (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51yRtQotO4L._SS400_.jpg)
And it's only 9.99 on Amazon right now
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I better get some sleep. I need to go to work in the morning.
Night
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TOD
Doctor Zhivago
Exodus
der Brucer
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Favorite movie themes:
Casino Royale
Viva Max
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DR George, you DID indeed send it. . . .thanks again.
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bk
I tried to send you an Email at Bruce@haineshisway.com and received the following reply:
This Message was undeliverable due to the following reason:
The user(s) account is temporarily over quota.
<whitesheik@adelphia.net>
der Brucer
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The first preview of the one-act evening that Skip is on went very well, I thought, so the vibes sent by HHW were surely helpful. I'm not sure if this was in fact the official opening night, since there was no celebration tonight. The celebration will apparently happen on the weekend, from what Skip heard.
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I'll check and see what the problem is, der Brucer. And anyone who orders Scent Of Mystery can have the 3.50 shipping - once it's on the site, it's 3.75.
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The 25 (s)cents of mystery
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Ah, finally page 12
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But Page 12 is such a lonely place....
der Brucer
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Well, since we're so close...
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Gratuitous Post #333!
;D