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Title: ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 12:21:43 AM
Well, you've read the notes, the notes were one for the books, and now it is time for you to post until the unfeeling and callous cows come home.
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 12:22:28 AM
And the word of the day is: REPREHENSIBLE!
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 12:24:20 AM
Welcome four GUESTS - hope the Unseemly Button is working for you, and that you enjoyed the notes.  All of you.
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Post by: Tomovoz on August 20, 2008, 12:27:21 AM
All systems appear to be working Captain Kirk.
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 12:27:40 AM
Excellent news.
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Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 12:34:25 AM
Everything that is HHW seems to work in the PNW. :)
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Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 12:36:08 AM
Today, August 20, 2008 is my dad's 70th birthday.  Happy Birthday to my dad! ;D
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Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 12:38:22 AM
I went to my sister's house to discuss what we're doing for his birthday.  Tonight, we're all meeting at my sister's house for dessert.  She made some vegan chocolate cupcakes...and they are good! :D
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Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 12:39:16 AM
This Saturday, we're going to have breakfast at Budd Bay Cafe, on the waterfront in downtown Olympia.  Good eatin'. ;D
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 12:56:44 AM
A very happy haineshisway.com to George's dad.
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Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 12:58:02 AM
A very happy haineshisway.com to George's dad.

Thank you very much, BK!  And I'm sure that my dad thanks you for the haineshisway.com, also. ;D

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Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 01:05:09 AM
And now for something COMPLETELY different...when I got home from my sister's house last night, there was some paper stuck to my door.  It was a Sex Offender Registration notice! :o

Evidently, a convicted sex offender who "pled guilty to Sexual Abuse 2nd Degree in...Oregon and was sentenced to 8 days which was suspended at the discretion of the probation department...has registered with the Thurston County Sheriff's Office indicating he will be residing in the area...."  The details of his case are described and it also says that he is no longer under supervision.  Then, several pages of Sex Offender Information and the history of the law are included.

I've never heard of anyone I know getting something like this. :-\
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Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 01:10:06 AM
I know that I personally don't have much to worry about, but there are quite a few children who live here in the condo complex and in the many apartment buildings on this street...AND only about a quarter mile away from where I live is a high school.
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Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 01:12:47 AM
And on that note (pick one...anyone), I'm going to bed. 8)
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Post by: DERBRUCER on August 20, 2008, 01:30:42 AM
And now for something COMPLETELY different...when I got home from my sister's house last night, there was some paper stuck to my door.  It was a Sex Offender Registration notice! :o

Evidently, a convicted sex offender who "pled guilty to Sexual Abuse 2nd Degree in...Oregon and was sentenced to 8 days which was suspended at the discretion of the probation department...has registered with the Thurston County Sheriff's Office indicating he will be residing in the area...."  The details of his case are described and it also says that he is no longer under supervision.  Then, several pages of Sex Offender Information and the history of the law are included.

I've never heard of anyone I know getting something like this. :-\


Sounds like the start of a vigilante campaign. In some jurisdictions "watering" a tree in a park (if kids are present) or flicking a girls rump with a towel at a public pool are "registerable" sex offenses. Your neighbors need to worry less about the registered sex-offender down the block and worry more about Uncle Jake - most sex offenses against minors are committed by relatives!

der Brucer
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Post by: DERBRUCER on August 20, 2008, 01:36:49 AM
TOD

BK:

Any update on the chance of a "Creature Wasn't Nice" DVD, director's cut or otherwise?

der Brucer
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Post by: singdaw on August 20, 2008, 01:50:31 AM
***BETTER-AND-MORE-POSITIVE WEEK VIBES***[/size][/color]
for bk and for all of us![/size][/color]
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Post by: singdaw on August 20, 2008, 01:53:24 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DR GEORGE'S DAD!!!!! :D
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Post by: DERBRUCER on August 20, 2008, 02:14:23 AM
IRONY 101"

Mark Spitz left amatuer swimming after the 1972 Olympics to earn a decent living. It wasn't until 1998 that Olympians were allowed to pocket endorsement bucks. Michael Phelps has been made a millionaire as an Olympic swimmer between 2004 and today - and can keep on training (and earning) for the 2012 Olympics.

der Brucer
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Post by: DERBRUCER on August 20, 2008, 02:15:52 AM
Thge chef is up and wants to post.

der Brucer
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 20, 2008, 04:20:57 AM
Good morning, all! I slept very poorly and my stomach is in an uproar this morning, so I'm very glad I made the appointment with my doctor.

I've got my notes on both breakins to refresh my memory and at 9:30 I have a meeting with ADA Helen Ahn before the grand jury session . I have no idea how long this will take,
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Post by: Ben on August 20, 2008, 04:40:00 AM
Morning all.

Well, I'm in here without problem and I got in last night without problem. Things seem to be back to normal.

Work continues apace. Annie E. Casey nears finish and I have a meeting at 11am. I also have to review a report.

I also must go uptown to the Credit Union. After work I'm visiting with a friend for a while and then I'm meeting a different friend (she's in NYC from DC for business). We're having dinner at Angus McIndoe before she goes to see Gypsy.
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Post by: Ben on August 20, 2008, 04:40:34 AM
And I'm the only one here but I won't take us to Page 2. I'll leave that to some other poster.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 04:54:39 AM
Good morning, Ben (and other Dear Readers). Time for my walk.
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Post by: singdaw on August 20, 2008, 05:13:00 AM
DR elmore3003 and Nicely-Nicely are giving testimony.
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Post by: Elan on August 20, 2008, 05:20:19 AM
You gotta get some better books, bk! :)

~~~better week vibes~~~
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Post by: td on August 20, 2008, 06:22:37 AM
Good morning, DRs!
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Post by: Elan on August 20, 2008, 06:25:53 AM
And the word of the day is: REPREHENSIBLE!

Vote for song of the day: "I'm a Bad, Bad, Man"
Alternate: "Mr. Horrible" by They Might be Giants, which actually has the word in the lyric.
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Post by: Jennifer on August 20, 2008, 06:29:22 AM
RE: the olympics.

Interestingly right after i posted about yesterday morning's 100m women's hurdles i went upstairs and noticed they were showing it on NBC.  It was interesting because of how different the coverage was on NBC vs CBC (in canada).

Now i get why the focus would be on the favored american athlete (CBC usually features any canadians in the finals and also features the lead contenders). But it was just so odd. It reminded me of the posts that mentioned the cameras only focusing on michael phelps during the award presentation.

It wasn't even exciting watching the canadian athlete because she was not in the screen at all. Not even at the finish.
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Post by: Ben on August 20, 2008, 06:30:33 AM
I spy me a Mr. Brockman.

Welcome back. Shalom! Hope you had a good time in Israel.
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Post by: Ben on August 20, 2008, 06:30:45 AM
Well, since we're here.
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Post by: Ben on August 20, 2008, 06:30:56 AM
Welcome one and all.
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Post by: Jennifer on August 20, 2008, 06:35:01 AM
And more Olympics.

Not sure if anybod here likes triathlon. I'm not even sure how prominently it was shown since i don't believe there were any american contenders.

But here in canada there is a pretty famous triathlete (simon whitfield). And there was a semi-controversy here over him wanting a domestique (someone put in the race only to help him win).

It basically made it a team sport (which is what the Tour de france is about).

They took a guy who is a great swimmer and cyclist but terrible at running (the final event in the triathlon). And this guy (especially in the cycling) would stay at the front of the pack and make sure nobody else got away.

It was very interesting watching this all transpire.

But Simon Whitfield came in 2nd. And the domestique was so happy (he came in last or near the end) that he was jumping up and down at the finish line.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 07:09:46 AM
Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... And I'm not watching the Olympics.  At least not right now.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 07:10:51 AM
DR elmore - I hope you have a good day today, at the very least, a much, much better day today.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 07:13:35 AM
And now for something COMPLETELY different...when I got home from my sister's house last night, there was some paper stuck to my door.  It was a Sex Offender Registration notice! :o

Evidently, a convicted sex offender who "pled guilty to Sexual Abuse 2nd Degree in...Oregon and was sentenced to 8 days which was suspended at the discretion of the probation department...has registered with the Thurston County Sheriff's Office indicating he will be residing in the area...."  The details of his case are described and it also says that he is no longer under supervision.  Then, several pages of Sex Offender Information and the history of the law are included.

I've never heard of anyone I know getting something like this. :-\


DR George - Was the packet placed on your door by the local authorities, county police, etc.?  Or does it look like someone made it up on their own?
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Post by: Ginny on August 20, 2008, 07:14:57 AM
Wednesday morning greetings!  Can't stay long, because I'm on a co-worker's computer while a diagnostic runs on mine.  I may have the "blue screen of death," which will result in my getting a new CPU.
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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 07:37:28 AM
Good morning!

Barely cool enough to keep the doors and windows open this morning, but I did sweat throughout my entire workout this morning. It's already getting humid here on the way to another near-90 day (it was 90 yesterday).
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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 07:39:49 AM
It is very sad when someone you consider a friend doesn't come through for you. Always disappointing, and I'm sure most of us have suffered the same kind of disappointment with this.
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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 07:41:11 AM
On TV Tonight:

BONES rerun is the trial of Bones' father (Ryan O'Neal) and is one of the best episodes of the season.

PROJECT RUNWAY! (RuPaul, guest star)

Olympics
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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 07:42:24 AM
I am heartened to think that I may be able to finish with THE PRESIDENTS today. With only the rest of the REAGAN set and the GEORGE H.W. BUSH set to go and no planned interruptions today, I should be able to finish it up. It would be great if I could finish by 10 so I could watch PROJECT RUNWAY without commercials.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 07:46:50 AM
Well, I have another coaching here at the apartment in a little while, and I also need to go over some music for the next webisode of "The Battery's Down" - and this time I'll be on camera!

Laters...
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 07:51:14 AM
A Good Time in Israel - that is the title of my new musical.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 07:51:30 AM
Happy Birthday to Father of DR GEORGE
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 07:51:54 AM
Yes, DR MATTH - it is disappointing and sad when that happens.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 07:52:16 AM
I have to renew my driver's license today.  But I only have to take a vision test.
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 07:52:35 AM
TOD

BK:

Any update on the chance of a "Creature Wasn't Nice" DVD, director's cut or otherwise?

der Brucer

Still something I want to do, but I want it to have a making of and I want our very own Nick Redman to do it, and he's always busy.  We'll get around to it, I'm sure.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 07:52:49 AM
And then I will try to decide between Light Scribe and Printable CD technology.
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Post by: Ben on August 20, 2008, 07:53:26 AM
My drivers license expires on my birthday in 2009. I hope they send out the renewal form before that date.
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Post by: Jeanne on August 20, 2008, 07:54:08 AM
Good morning, everyone. And a GOOD DAY to us all!!

I was able to log on successfully last night and am now caught up on the posts. So,

CONGRATS to DAKOTA CELT!! I wish you every happiness.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 07:54:27 AM
Question for ASK BK Day:

Who of all the dancers in the classic movies, would you most have liked to partner with....and what song?
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 07:54:46 AM
I seem to be up early today.  That wasn't my plan, but I had a great deal of difficulty falling asleep, and no difficulty waking up.  It's overcast outside, but that usually burns off by nine.  My poor legs are pretty sore from the double run yesterday.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 07:55:13 AM
My drivers license expires on my birthday in 2009. I hope they send out the renewal form before that date.

Here in Indiana we are on our own....  ;D
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 07:55:42 AM
Question for ASK BK Day:

Who of all the dancers in the classic movies, would you most have liked to partner with....and what song?

Ginger - Pick Yourself Up.  Of course, I'd be the one she'd be picking up, as I dance like a moose in winter.
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 07:56:20 AM
A Moose In Winter - that's the title of my next novel.
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Post by: Jeanne on August 20, 2008, 07:58:32 AM
I have had to drop a couple friends over the years because they were just too toxic. It was very difficult for me to let go of them, but I had to do it. Fortunately, there have only been two that come to mind. Thankfully, there were a couple others where I didn't think the friendship could survive, but it did.
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Post by: Jeanne on August 20, 2008, 08:00:15 AM
Ginger - Pick Yourself Up.  Of course, I'd be the one she'd be picking up, as I dance like a moose in winter.

BK is being too hard on himself. He's not a bad dancer--he just thinks he is.
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Post by: Jeanne on August 20, 2008, 08:01:30 AM
Bruce, maybe a soak in the jacuzzi is needed or a hot bath with Epsom salts.
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Post by: Jeanne on August 20, 2008, 08:03:48 AM
Gotta get to work.

TTFN.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on August 20, 2008, 08:05:44 AM
IRONY 101"

Mark Spitz left amatuer swimming after the 1972 Olympics to earn a decent living. It wasn't until 1998 that Olympians were allowed to pocket endorsement bucks. Michael Phelps has been made a millionaire as an Olympic swimmer between 2004 and today - and can keep on training (and earning) for the 2012 Olympics.

der Brucer

To be perfectly fair about this, Spitz had several "golden" chances at cashing in on his unbelievable accomplishment.

That he had no "camera personality" was quite evident.  He was and is highly photogenic, but in 1972, he was totally clueless about how to present himself on a camera.  His attempts at advertising were woefully wooden.

There was a great deal of resentment of Spitz between 1968 and 1972.  He was rather luckluster at the 1968 Mexico City games, and it didn't help that he had boasted he would win six gold medals.  (He won two, and both were in team relays).  The USOC apparently believed in his potential enough to walk all over other members of the men's swim team in 1972.  Things were arranged to accommodate Spitz's ability to swim in the maximum number of events.    It was, in fact, the beginning of a change in Olympic sports -- the replacement of the gracious, self-effacing athlete bringing glory to his country and the "I-Me-Mine" athlete stepping up and announcing that everything was about "him".  

The Munich games were severely marred, of course, by the terrorist attack on the Israeli team in the men's Olympic village.  Many athletes left on their own accord, Spitz included, before the games were suspended.  

Michael Phelps, DESPITE the USOC's quest for gold, gold, gold, manages to balance the overly obsessive media attention toward the end results of his athletic endeavors by displaying a genuinely likable personality.

Spitz walked alone in Munich.  He arrived, he swam and he left -- alone.  Phelps personified teamwork and has been highly vocal about not being able to do anything without the support of same.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 08:06:53 AM
Ginger - Pick Yourself Up.  Of course, I'd be the one she'd be picking up, as I dance like a moose in winter.

One of my choices, too.  With a very close second - or maybe even a tie, to dancing with Debbie Reynolds in "He's My Friend" - I love that number!  ;D
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 08:10:09 AM
Page Three - Debbie, Grover, and Gus Dance!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nli2aYiQkrw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nli2aYiQkrw)
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 08:13:41 AM
The overcast is already burning off.  Trying to decide if I want to run early, say in about thirty minutes, or wait until ten.  I'm expecting a Fed Ex envelope, so I may wait until it arrives.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on August 20, 2008, 08:15:34 AM
Oh, yes, I am glad Spitz was able to earn a decent living.

From wikipedia:

In 1972, soon after his return to the U.S., Spitz landed several lucrative corporate endorsement contracts. He earned about $7 million in a two-year period. However, as the memory of his feat receded, so did his endorsement and promotional deals. As his endorsements faded he started a successful real-estate company in Beverly Hills. He bought a Ferrari and says he made more than $1 million. "A million dollars in 1972 would be equivalent to more than $10 million today," Spitz said. "I did very well, thank you very much. I would say I was a pioneer. There wasn't anyone who'd gone to the Olympics before me who capitalized the same way on opportunity. It depends on timing, it depends on hype, it depends on the economy, and most importantly, it depends on looks. I mean, I've never seen a magazine of uglies. That's our society. I'm not saying it's right. That's just the facts."


Dear, dear Mark Spitz.  As ingratiating as ever!       ;)










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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 08:16:50 AM
I have to renew my driver's license today.  But I only have to take a vision test.

Mine comes up for renewal next year. We have to take a vision test and a sign test every five years.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 08:17:29 AM
Guess he never heard of Sonja Henie.
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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 08:19:34 AM
I, too, adore THE TIME MACHINE. It was mesmerizing to a kid in the theaters in 1960, and I saw it several times. The Morlocks always scared me to death, and the special effects for the time were very impressive. Even simple things like the books that crumbled into dust and the spinning information rings, just fabulous. And all the time lapse photography was one of the things I went back to the movie to see. Just loved seeing those clothes on that mannequin changing over time.
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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 08:20:57 AM
If I get the chance tonight after I finish THE PRESIDENTS, I may choose to watch the Rod LaRoque movie instead of tonight's PROJECT RUNWAY. I can always watch it tomorrow.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 08:21:53 AM
Off to Party City to start stocking up for my parents' 60th Anniversary do next month!
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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 08:21:57 AM
OK, going to head down now to check the mail and then get started on some lunch.

WBBL.
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 20, 2008, 08:29:41 AM
Back from grand jury. There's always one, if not more, on every panel I've been on.  My testimony was about discovering the break-in, calling 911, and what was stolen, the officer who found the bloodsample on the battered-in door spoke about that, the crime lab technician spoke about matching up the DNA, and an idiot woman's question was, he could be innocent; what if he was simply waling in the hall?

Oy!

The thief pleaded guilty for 4-6 years and his name is Richard Myers.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on August 20, 2008, 08:30:48 AM
It wasn't until 1998 that Olympians were allowed to pocket endorsement bucks. Michael Phelps has been made a millionaire as an Olympic swimmer between 2004 and today - and can keep on training (and earning) for the 2012 Olympics.der Brucer


From the USOC website:

Amateurism in the modern Olympic Games
Until the 1970s, Olympic athletes could not accept endorsements or prizes, and professionals were not allowed to compete in the Games. Athletes who practiced professionally were considered to have an unfair advantage over those who played sports as a hobby. Amateur athletes relied on private sponsorship, such as family members and wealthy fans, to fund their training and pay living expenses.

Professionals in the Games
The International Olympic Committee eliminated the necessity of amateurism in 1971, allowing athletes to receive compensation for time away from work during training and competition. In addition, athletes were permitted to receive sponsorship from national organizations, sports organizations, and private businesses for the first time. In 1986, professional athletes were given permission by the International Federation to compete in each sport of the Olympic Games. For instance, in the 1992 Olympic Games, the United States was allowed to field a basketball team comprised of well-paid NBA stars, called "The Dream Team."

Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act
Although the IOC allowed for athlete compensation in 1971, all U.S. athletes still had to be of amateur status to compete on the United States Olympic team until 1978. Athletes from the United States found it difficult to compete at the Olympic Games against athletes from eastern nations who were sponsored by their governments and able to train full-time. In 1978, the United States adopted the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act, allowing athletes on the U.S. Olympic team to receive financial awards, sponsorship, and payments for the first time. A revision of the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act in 1998 expanded athletic eligibility and representation further to include the Paralympics Games and increased athlete representation.







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Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 08:31:06 AM
The thief confessed at a grand jury hearing?
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 08:32:20 AM
My backyard landscaping project is progressing nicely. Joshie is still under the sofa (with Sasha, too, I believe).
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on August 20, 2008, 08:34:01 AM
I, too, adore THE TIME MACHINE. It was mesmerizing to a kid in the theaters in 1960, and I saw it several times. The Morlocks always scared me to death, and the special effects for the time were very impressive. Even simple things like the books that crumbled into dust and the spinning information rings, just fabulous. And all the time lapse photography was one of the things I went back to the movie to see. Just loved seeing those clothes on that mannequin changing over time.


And that wonderful Russell Garcia score really establishes a mood for the entire film.
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 08:34:14 AM
I spy a Fed Ex truck but it drove straight past, so I guess it will be another Fed Ex truck.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on August 20, 2008, 08:35:32 AM
Guess he never heard of Sonja Henie.


 ;D
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Post by: MBarnum on August 20, 2008, 08:36:55 AM
Question for ASK BK Day:

Who of all the dancers in the classic movies, would you most have liked to partner with....and what song?


Gene Kelly. But of course he would have to teach me.




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Post by: MBarnum on August 20, 2008, 08:41:19 AM
Somehow I have never managed to catch up with THE TIME MACHINE. Someday.
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 20, 2008, 08:48:04 AM
The thief confessed at a grand jury hearing?

I'm not sure I'm explaining it correctly but he had already pleaded guilty; the grand jury was a formality.  DR cillaliz can explain it much better than I ever could.
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 20, 2008, 08:49:47 AM
Gene Kelly. But of course he would have to teach me.




What else besides the basic box step, a few euphemistic  breathing exercises, and staring him? You gonna sing, too?
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on August 20, 2008, 08:52:40 AM
You gonna sing, too?


I'm sure his good bosom friend Larry Moore will come up with an arrangement in a proper key that will enhance/accentuate his talents.    :)
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 08:53:20 AM
Hmm. I guess I didn't think a grand jury hearing was necessary if the guy pleads guilty.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on August 20, 2008, 08:53:24 AM
Somehow I have never managed to catch up with THE TIME MACHINE. Someday.


It's got Mike Barnum written all over it....except it's got "A" production values.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 08:54:17 AM
My question for Question Day. This is for Cillaliz.

Please explain the tenses of "to plea."
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Post by: JMK on August 20, 2008, 08:56:11 AM
JR, I'm personally not too fond of LightScribe.  Even if you use a large and bolded font, the opaque nature of the label side of the disc makes your labels hard to read.
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Post by: Ron Pulliam on August 20, 2008, 08:59:40 AM
My question for Question Day. This is for Cillaliz.

Please explain the tenses of "to plea."


Present Tense:

I want to plea
You want to plea
He/She/It wants to plea

We want to plea
You want to plea
They want to plea

Past Tense:

I wanted to plea
You wanted to plea
He/She/It wanted to plea

We wanted to plea
You wanted to plea
They wanted to plea

Future Tense:

I shall want to plea
You will want to plea
He/She/It will want to plea

We shall want to plea
You will want to plea
They will want to plea


(SNARK!)    ;D
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: JMK on August 20, 2008, 09:04:20 AM
From MBarnum's LP collection department:

Someone just posted this to CASTRECL.  It's hilarious:

http://zavorot.com/item/2229/catid/16 (http://zavorot.com/item/2229/catid/16)
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 09:04:29 AM
Another Good Mail Day:

:) :) :) :) :) :) :)


Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 09:04:50 AM
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 09:07:48 AM
Maybe that's what I need - a Cherry Ripe.  All packages are addressed - haven't heard a peep about the discs, though, although it's early.  No Fed Ex yet.  
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: td on August 20, 2008, 09:08:03 AM
my choice for dance partner would be Gene Kelly, too.
If not Gene, then Hrithik Roshan Krrish who does an homage to "Singin' in the Rain" (with Preity Zinta) in KOI... MIL GAYA.

http://tinyurl.com/557e4j (http://tinyurl.com/557e4j)
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 09:18:54 AM
Obama is going to announce his running mate by text message? So that's how he will get access to cell phone numbers in order to do campaign calls and get past the "Do not call" bit about cell phone numbers?
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on August 20, 2008, 09:20:34 AM
Question for ASK BK Day:

Who of all the dancers in the classic movies, would you most have liked to partner with....and what song?


Tommy Rall....I don't know "why"... ;)
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on August 20, 2008, 09:23:15 AM
Obama is going to announce his running mate by text message? So that's how he will get access to cell phone numbers in order to do campaign calls and get past the "Do not call" bit about cell phone numbers?

At this point, it doesn't much matter who he picks or how he announces it.

If I were a super-delegate for the Democratic party, I'd be seriously weighing my options about what to do at the convention now that Obama is performing so poorly against "the best" that the GOP could field.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 09:47:16 AM
Fed Ex arrived (they guaranteed delivery by eight, so Kevin gets it for free).  I guess I'll go for a run shortly and hope that gets me out of this feeling that I've been hit by a truck.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Kerry on August 20, 2008, 09:50:33 AM
I loved "The Time Machine" and saw it sooooo many times on the big screen and little.   I want one.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 09:52:26 AM
I wish I had one now.  I'd go back to Kritzer Time, I think, or maybe Kritzerland, or maybe Benjamin Kritzer.  
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Kerry on August 20, 2008, 09:56:03 AM
My backyard landscaping project is progressing nicely. Joshie is still under the sofa (with Sasha, too, I believe).
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DRLaura sent me pics of the rocks they are installing in her hole in her back yard.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Kerry on August 20, 2008, 09:58:33 AM
Dance partners:

 #1  Ginger in "Pick Yourself Up"
#2  Rita Hayworth in "I'm Old-Fashioned"
#3 Cyd Charisse in "Dancing in the Dark"
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 10:20:09 AM
I know that I personally don't have much to worry about, but there are quite a few children who live here in the condo complex and in the many apartment buildings on this street...AND only about a quarter mile away from where I live is a high school.

They most likely have nothing to worry about either. Most sex offenses occur between  people who know each other in one way or another. Most molestation is by a family member, friend or someone who has lots of access to a child like a coach or a priest.  
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 10:21:09 AM
IRONY 101"

Mark Spitz left amatuer swimming after the 1972 Olympics to earn a decent living. It wasn't until 1998 that Olympians were allowed to pocket endorsement bucks. Michael Phelps has been made a millionaire as an Olympic swimmer between 2004 and today - and can keep on training (and earning) for the 2012 Olympics.

der Brucer

I don't have a problem with them making money.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Elan on August 20, 2008, 10:25:59 AM
My question for Question Day. This is for Cillaliz.

Please explain the tenses of "to plea."


[pedantic mode ON]
Can't do it. "Plea" is a noun, and hence has no tense. The verb "plead," on the other hand...
[pedantic mode OFF]

Now, if you want to get involved in the "pled" vs. "plead" (pronounced "pled") vs. "pleaded" discussion, that's another story. Hie thee to your local copy of the OED, if you so desire.

(as an aside, anybody interested in the kind of minutiae that the OED specializes in MUST read "The Professor and the Madman")
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Elan on August 20, 2008, 10:28:27 AM
My apologies for butting in there... language pedantry is something I delight in, although I try not be get too annoying with it. (And yes, I used a preposition to end a clause with in the last sentence... and this one, too! :))
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 10:30:01 AM
I'm not sure I'm explaining it correctly but he had already pleaded guilty; the grand jury was a formality.  DR cillaliz can explain it much better than I ever could.

Well, you have to be charged before you can formally plead guilty and a grand jury is a proceeding where you are formally charged. My guess is they worked out a pre-indictment plea agreement and it will be formally entered now that he has been charged.  Just my guess. That happens some places.  Here we would waive the grand jury if we worked out a deal. That may not be the way it works in New York
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 10:30:07 AM
That's the kind of thing I wanted to know, Elan. Thanks.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 10:31:35 AM
My question for Question Day. This is for Cillaliz.

Please explain the tenses of "to plea."


LOL!!! That's a very good question. I don't know what they are officially but no one is consistent.  Sometimes it's pled guilty and sometimes it's pleaded guilty.   I even go back and forth between the two
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 10:32:42 AM
Obama is going to announce his running mate by text message? So that's how he will get access to cell phone numbers in order to do campaign calls and get past the "Do not call" bit about cell phone numbers?

Yup, but he won't be calling me~!
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 10:35:57 AM
Time to get back to work....
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: MBarnum on August 20, 2008, 10:36:01 AM
BK, I am sorry you are feeling so down! Hopefully us HHWers can get you to feeling like your peppey self again.

And here are some vibes to help you be happy!


[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%] ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  :o  ;D  ;D   ;D  ;D   ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D [/move]
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: MBarnum on August 20, 2008, 10:36:41 AM
If you are at work I highly recommend not opening that link that JMK posted
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Ginny on August 20, 2008, 10:38:08 AM
Well, I'm back from my midday meeting with the volunteer administrators and using my old computer.  The folks in IT tell me that it's on its last legs and will probably be replaced tomorrow.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 10:38:47 AM
So, Elan, it would be:

"How do you plead?"
or
"What is your plea?"

What is the past tense of plead?

"He plead (pled) guilty."
or
"He pleaded" guilty."
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: singdaw on August 20, 2008, 10:43:57 AM
My dancing partner would have to be one of those Bollywood hunks I hear tell about.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 10:55:51 AM
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Plead (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Plead)

DR Laura, Dictionary.com isn't much help it says either
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 10:57:58 AM
In my years as a court reporter, I couldn't correct what people said, and I have always wondered about plea/plead.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Elan on August 20, 2008, 11:04:15 AM
So, Elan, it would be:

"How do you plead?"
or
"What is your plea?"

What is the past tense of plead?

"He plead (pled) guilty."
or
"He pleaded" guilty."

Both "How do you plead?" and "What is your plea?" are correct.
"He pleaded guilty" is unquestionably correct
"He pled guilty" is long-standing colloquially correct usage, particularly in speech (aural analogue to "bleed/bled" & "feed/fed" )
"plead" as a past tense form looks and sounds plausible (analogous to "read"), but I'd need to check the OED to see if it has a legitimate basis.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: MBarnum on August 20, 2008, 11:10:58 AM
Well, choose your partner DR Singdaw, it is time to fill up 'yer dance card!


(http://tigeryogiji.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/hrithik-roshan11.jpg)



(http://bp0.blogger.com/_q5b_j6sHfZk/SBKUeRDrXTI/AAAAAAAALCQ/SpWR_hSBuAg/s400/Suniel+Shetty+303.JPG)



(http://im.sify.com/entertainment/movies/images/oct2007/abhishek_bachchan_PE_20061211.jpg)



(http://www.bollywood-stars.net/images/tusshar13.jpg)



(http://www.hindustanlink.com/bollywood/bollywood-photo-picture-gallery/albums/userpics/10001/normal_akshay12.jpeg)


(http://www.topnews.in/files/akshay-kumar_0.jpg)




(http://movies.bizhat.com/actors/img/salman_khan_1.jpg)
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Ginny on August 20, 2008, 11:15:37 AM
Dance partners:

 #1  Ginger in "Pick Yourself Up"
#2  Rita Hayworth in "I'm Old-Fashioned"
#3 Cyd Charisse in "Dancing in the Dark"

But, DR Kerry, you promised to dance with me as soon as we're both recovered!  How are you, BTW?
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 11:17:14 AM
Back from the long jog - barely.  Lesson learned - I cannot jog twice in one day.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on August 20, 2008, 11:20:40 AM
Back from the long jog - barely.  Lesson learned - I cannot jog twice in one day.


Nor should you.  It's counter-productive.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 11:24:37 AM
If you are at work I highly recommend not opening that link that JMK posted

Too late! :o

;)
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 11:27:20 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DR GEORGE'S DAD!!!!! :D

Thanks Singdaw and JRand for the birthday wishes for my dad! ;D

Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 11:27:51 AM
Thank you, Elan.

Now we have had our grammar lesson for today.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 11:31:12 AM
Thanks to all for the vibes and xylophones - they are much appreciated.  It's been a really difficult week, and hopefully the difficult part is over.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 11:40:14 AM
Sounds like the start of a vigilante campaign. In some jurisdictions "watering" a tree in a park (if kids are present) or flicking a girls rump with a towel at a public pool are "registerable" sex offenses. Your neighbors need to worry less about the registered sex-offender down the block and worry more about Uncle Jake - most sex offenses against minors are committed by relatives!

der Brucer

True...the synopsis says that he abused his 9-year-old stepsister and a 6-year-old neighbor girl when he was 16.  He's 26 now.  It was 10 years ago and he "was sentenced to 8 days which was suspended" but it also says "his previous criminal history places him in a classification level that reflects the potential to re-offend."  I know that they're just being careful but I this could possibly create more of an issue than necessary. :-\
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 11:40:52 AM
DR George - Was the packet placed on your door by the local authorities, county police, etc.?  Or does it look like someone made it up on their own?

I don't know who put it on my door, but it's basically four double-sided pages of information, mainly about the laws.  His information is only one side of one page.  It doesn't look like someone did this on their own...and there's a local phone number to call a detective leieutenant.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 11:51:36 AM
Awaiting word about whether the CDs will show up today, although I'd say it's looking doubtful.  That means tomorrow will be a REALLY busy day.  But, you never know, they could show and that would actually be a very good thing.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: MBarnum on August 20, 2008, 11:51:44 AM
Perhaps BK, this will make you feel better.




(http://memsaabstory.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/php_haihai.jpg)
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 11:53:34 AM
I don't know who put it on my door, but it's basically four double-sided pages of information, mainly about the laws.  His information is only one side of one page.  It doesn't look like someone did this on their own...and there's a local phone number to call a detective leieutenant.

Hmm.... OK.  I wonder if that is what is required under the Oregon state laws in regards to sex offender registration.  Some localities put their faces on a database and/or on cable TV, I guess good old-fashioned leafletting is still in place in some areas.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: elmore3003 on August 20, 2008, 11:54:52 AM
Thanks Singdaw and JRand for the birthday wishes for my dad! ;D



Awwwwww, DR George, I meant to do the same before I left this morning! I hope he has a great day. I still miss my dad. Every day.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 11:54:53 AM
Nor should you.  It's counter-productive.

Especially since he/you/bk is not eating enough food at the proper times in order to fuel his muscles - and brain - properly.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Ben on August 20, 2008, 11:56:09 AM
Ooh, Ooh, Barnum, I'll take the one in the orange jacket, even though he's got a bit too much bling.

Oh, wait, I can't. I'm married (in every way but the eyes of the law). Oh, well, I'll just look  ;)
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 11:56:10 AM
It sure feels like I'm eating plenty of food.  Not yesterday, but most days.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 11:56:46 AM
I wonder what I shall eat today.  I really have no appetite right now.  
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 11:56:51 AM
Well, choose your partner DR Singdaw, it is time to fill up 'yer dance card!



Me suspects that if DR MBarnum was ever presented with that "dance card", he would end up with a good case of the vapors, giggle like a school girl and faint.

;)
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 11:57:31 AM
Ooh, Ooh, Barnum, I'll take the one in the orange jacket, even though he's got a bit too much bling.

Oh, wait, I can't. I'm married (in every way but the eyes of the law). Oh, well, I'll just look  ;)

But isn't Anthony on the road right now?

:P
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 11:58:02 AM
Some book reviews on amazon would probably cheer me up, as I'm a whore for that sort of thing.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: elmore3003 on August 20, 2008, 12:00:27 PM
I wish one of those morons on AS THE WORLD TURNS would get on a computer and Google "homosexual philanthropic foundation" and then read the 9,800 results before beginning a story line that looks like it will become CUTE GAY BOYS AND THE AGING CLOSET QUEENS THAT LOVE THEM! Perhaps Dr Phil will be brought on for advice?

So, I think I will step down to the pharmacy on the corner.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: elmore3003 on August 20, 2008, 12:01:05 PM
Some book reviews on amazon would probably cheer me up, as I'm a whore for that sort of thing.

I just posted a good review for THE LAST STARFIGHTER! ;)
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 12:01:11 PM
Oooh!!  I just got the "cast list" for today's segment of The Battery's Down (http://thebatterysdown.com/) that I'll be taping later on this afternoon, and it looks like we may have a Guest STAR or two in attendance.  :)
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: PennyO on August 20, 2008, 12:01:53 PM
Folks, I had some news to post yesterday, which unfortunately I was unable to deliver.

Jane asked me to tell you all that her beloved mother-in-law, Keith's mother Millie passed away. She had rallied over the weekend, but has succumbed. Funeral is Friday. She was the best mother-in-law our Jane could have hoped for, and they are devastated by the loss, as you may imagine.

Jane and Keith had company visiting from England, and couldn't leave immediately - but by now are on their way down, having delivered Sherlock to the groomers, who will spoil him rotten during his parents' absence.

that is all - sorry to be the bearer of such sad news...
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 12:12:20 PM
Thanks for sharing that news, DR Penny O.


~~~~~Vibes and Condolences to Jane, Keith and the rest of their family~~~~~
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: JMK on August 20, 2008, 12:14:23 PM
The Last Starfighter (the film) was an answer (question?) on last night's Teen Jeopardy tournament.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: MBarnum on August 20, 2008, 12:14:49 PM
I am so sorry to hear about Keith's mom/Jane's Mother in law  :-\
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 12:16:02 PM
Also sorry to hear about Keith's mom.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: JMK on August 20, 2008, 12:16:03 PM
Condolences to Keith and Jane.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Elan on August 20, 2008, 12:22:00 PM
Condolences to Keith & Jane. May your fond memories of Millie grow stronger and the pain of your loss grow dimmer as time goes on.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: singdaw on August 20, 2008, 12:24:27 PM
With great sadness...

***VIBES OF COMFORT & TRAVELING VIBES***
for DR Jane and DH Keith
on their great loss
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Ben on August 20, 2008, 12:26:26 PM
Virtual hugs and vibes to Jane and Keith.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 12:29:18 PM
Awwwwww, DR George, I meant to do the same before I left this morning! I hope he has a great day. I still miss my dad. Every day.

Thank you very much, Larry. :-*
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 12:30:00 PM
~~~Vibes of Comfort for DR Jane and DH Keith!!~~~
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 12:32:40 PM
Hmm... They just cancelled the taping due to some last-minute scheduling conflicts... Ah, well... Now to figure out what I want to do with my free evening.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: DERBRUCER on August 20, 2008, 12:38:59 PM
(And yes, I used a preposition to end a clause with in the last sentence... and this one, too! :))

But, I didn't pay to read your words - although that doesn't keep me from annoying commentary. Internal clauses ending in prepositions grate less harshly than sentence enders!

der Brucer
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: elmore3003 on August 20, 2008, 12:39:43 PM
Dearest DR PennyO, thanks for relaying the news about Keith's mother. I send my love and hugs to my Nursie and my deepest sympathy to Keith.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: elmore3003 on August 20, 2008, 12:42:21 PM
Well, you have to be charged before you can formally plead guilty and a grand jury is a proceeding where you are formally charged. My guess is they worked out a pre-indictment plea agreement and it will be formally entered now that he has been charged.  Just my guess. That happens some places.  Here we would waive the grand jury if we worked out a deal. That may not be the way it works in New York

Actually, DR cillaliz, I believe that's what the ADA told me and I was incapable of relaying it. I got the impression this was all a formality to avoid potential problems down the pike.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 12:51:37 PM
Hugs and prayers to Jane and Keith.

Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 12:51:50 PM
And also to Elmore.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Ginny on August 20, 2008, 12:58:41 PM
Deepest sympathies to DR Jane and her DH Keith.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 01:01:30 PM
*And does anyone have Danise's phone number, just to check in on her?  -I though I had it in my phone, but I don't, and, normally, it would be Jane who would touch base with her.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 01:04:06 PM
Well, I'm off to Union Square to meet up with a friend who just called who needs some cheering up...  Must be something in the air...

Laters..
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: elmore3003 on August 20, 2008, 01:05:55 PM
And also to Elmore.

Awwwwwwwwww!!!! Shucks.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 01:18:39 PM
Sorry to hear of DR Jane's bad news.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 01:20:57 PM
I usually watch something for fun while I cook and eat lunch, but I went ahead and started up REAGAN which I had watched 25 minutes of last night. I had NO idea it would take all afternoon to get through the rest of the set. I figured I'd have at least half an hour to an hour left to go on to GEORGE H.W. BUSH, but I actually ran 8 minutes past my usual afternoon cutoff point so I could finish.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 01:21:45 PM
My goodness, I had forgotten all about Iran-Contra and about the stock market crash. Amazing how much history these DVDs have brought back to memory.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 01:22:45 PM
I have GEORGE H.W. BUSH all cued up and ready to play when I go back down. There are bonuses on the disc, so I'm just hoping I can put the set behind me by the end of the evening.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Ron Pulliam on August 20, 2008, 01:37:09 PM
Sympathies to Keith, Jane and family on the loss of his mother.

You are all in my prayers.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 01:50:25 PM
I took dear reader Jeanne's advice and took a jacuzzi - it was nice.  Going to dinner tonight with Mr. Barry Pearl.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 01:58:11 PM
I'm heading down now to give optimum amount of time for the last disc in the PRESIDENTS box. I have enjoyed the shows immensely, but I will be glad to see them come to an end.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 01:58:41 PM
Spoo!

WBBL.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: td on August 20, 2008, 02:21:48 PM
Sympathies to DR Jane, her DH Keith and their extended family.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 02:39:52 PM
Where in tarnation IS everyone?  I'm doing stuff on the computer and listening to Ye Olde iPod.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 02:40:06 PM
I gotta tell you.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 02:42:47 PM
Well, first it was Clay Aiken, and now, Ricky Martin (http://www.comcast.net/articles/music/20080820/People.Ricky.Martin/).
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 02:43:08 PM
It was a post.

;)
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 02:50:16 PM
I can say that I just weighed myself after a few days and have lost three more pounds - for a total of thirteen since I started weighing myself (I might have lost a couple before I started weighing myself).  So, that's nice.  I'm now at my third all-time highest weight - however, the last time I weighed what I do now was back in 1993.  So, I'm on the right road, diet-wise.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: td on August 20, 2008, 02:54:11 PM
Dixie and I have returned from our run around the cemetery; she ate her dinner while I ate a fresh FIG!
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 03:00:55 PM
Scent Of Mystery will be delivered tomorrow morning - I have to be here when it's delivered, so that may impact my breakfast with Lauren.  I also have to get them stamped and shipped, which all takes quite a bit of time - although when I stamp them here it's no wait time at the post office - I just dump them there.
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 03:09:24 PM
Scent Of Mystery will be delivered tomorrow morning - I have to be here when it's delivered, so that may impact my breakfast with Lauren.  I also have to get them stamped and shipped, which all takes quite a bit of time - although when I stamp them here it's no wait time at the post office - I just dump them there.

Ooo!  This is exciting! :D
Title: Re:ONE FOR THE BOOKS
Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 03:15:54 PM
Mr. Pearl and I are going to Little Toni's this evening.  I haven't eaten anything today, so I can have a nice dinner.
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 03:23:45 PM
T.O.D.


Ask BK Day!

Can you give us any updates on who may be appearing at the Bacharach Gala in December?  Any chance that the wonderful Dionne Warwick (a supporter of Bacharach and AIDS Fundraising) might join the event?
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 03:25:29 PM
My deepest sympathies to DR Jane, DH Keith, and their entire family on the passing of Keith's mother.
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 03:40:46 PM
T.O.D.


Ask BK Day!

Can you give us any updates on who may be appearing at the Bacharach Gala in December?  Any chance that the wonderful Dionne Warwick (a supporter of Bacharach and AIDS Fundraising) might join the event?

I should have a list on Friday night, but the ones I know for sure are Liz Callaway, Jason Graae, Linda Purl, Kevin Spirtas, some kid who's in the current cast of Spring Awakening, and several soap opera people.  We're just starting to approach the bigger names and we're definitely hoping to get a few.
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 03:41:06 PM
Well, no one can say we didn't get to page seven.
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 03:41:32 PM
I'm really tired.  This is one of the few days that is going slowwwwwly.
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 03:44:53 PM
I, too, adore THE TIME MACHINE. It was mesmerizing to a kid in the theaters in 1960, and I saw it several times. The Morlocks always scared me to death, and the special effects for the time were very impressive. Even simple things like the books that crumbled into dust and the spinning information rings, just fabulous. And all the time lapse photography was one of the things I went back to the movie to see. Just loved seeing those clothes on that mannequin changing over time.


It's ironic that two of my all-time favorite movies are about time travel - TIME AFTER TIME and THE TIME MACHINE.  I saw THE TIME MACHINE for the first time in a theater down in Redondo Beach, California.  I had actually hoped to see the movie 13 GHOSTS down in Redondo; because Rosemary De Camp lived down at the corner from the friends we were staying with on our vacation, and for some reason I thought it would be really cool to see the movie just a few blocks from her house.  Unfortunately, 13 GHOSTS had already left that theater, so we saw THE TIME MACHINE instead.

However, I fell madly in love with THE TIME MACHINE (and Rod Taylor).  I can still sit through that film a few dozen times and never grow tired of the it.  And the score is beautiful.
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 03:46:10 PM
And that wonderful Russell Garcia score really establishes a mood for the entire film.


I should have known that Ron would know who composed the score.
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 03:47:19 PM
Gene Kelly. But of course he would have to teach me.








...................And after that, he could teach you to dance.
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 03:48:21 PM
Yes, the Garcia score (available on CD) is fantastic.  I would also add to the time travel movies I'm fond of, Somewhere In Time.  I got rid of my DVD, unfortunately, as I feel like watching it now.  But, and someone correct me if I'm wrong, both DVD incarnations are not anamorphically enhanced for widescreen TVs.  Given the film's incredibly loyal following, you'd think Universal would do the right thing.
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 03:49:43 PM
Somehow I have never managed to catch up with THE TIME MACHINE. Someday.


Who else but MBarnum could say that line with a straight face?
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 03:53:22 PM
No chance of getting Donny Osmond for the show?
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 03:53:49 PM
Obama is going to announce his running mate by text message? So that's how he will get access to cell phone numbers in order to do campaign calls and get past the "Do not call" bit about cell phone numbers?


Not to me.  He is sending me an e-mail.
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 03:56:06 PM
Have to figure out where Donny is these days.
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Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 04:00:01 PM
It's ironic that two of my all-time favorite movies are about time travel - TIME AFTER TIME and THE TIME MACHINE.  I saw THE TIME MACHINE for the first time in a theater down in Redondo Beach, California.  I had actually hoped to see the movie 13 GHOSTS down in Redondo; because Rosemary De Camp lived down at the corner from the friends we were staying with on our vacation, and for some reason I thought it would be really cool to see the movie just a few blocks from her house.  Unfortunately, 13 GHOSTS had already left that theater, so we saw THE TIME MACHINE instead.

However, I fell madly in love with THE TIME MACHINE (and Rod Taylor).  I can still sit through that film a few dozen times and never grow tired of the it.  And the score is beautiful.

I love "Time After Time" but should I be embarrased to say that I've never seen "The Time Machine" all the way through? :-\

;)
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 04:02:13 PM
Well, choose your partner DR Singdaw, it is time to fill up 'yer dance card!


(http://im.sify.com/entertainment/movies/images/oct2007/abhishek_bachchan_PE_20061211.jpg)



MBarnum, do any of these gentlemen (this one in particular) speak any English?
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Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 04:05:10 PM
MBarnum, do any of these gentlemen (this one in particular) speak any English?

TCB...does it really matter??

;D
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 04:05:37 PM
Hmm.... OK.  I wonder if that is what is required under the Oregon state laws in regards to sex offender registration.  Some localities put their faces on a database and/or on cable TV, I guess good old-fashioned leafletting is still in place in some areas.


Well, it is required under Washington State law, and hopefully that is where George is still living.
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Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 04:11:50 PM
Well, it is required under Washington State law, and hopefully that is where George is still living.

Yup...I'm still here.
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 04:14:55 PM
Have to figure out where Donny is these days.


Donny and Marie will be starting a new long-term gig at The Flamingo Hotel in Lost Wages.  They are taking over the theater previously housing the Toni Braxton show.
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 04:18:36 PM
Ben!  The one in orange!  You sly dog, you!
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Post by: MBarnum on August 20, 2008, 04:19:40 PM
MBarnum, do any of these gentlemen (this one in particular) speak any English?


They all speak English very well...most educated Indians do...usually with a British accent.
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 04:19:49 PM
TCB...does it really matter??

;D


Well, I suppose not.  But I would prefer that he, at least, know what the word again means.
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 04:20:26 PM
George, birthday wishes to your dear father!
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 04:22:13 PM
They all speak English very well...most educated Indians do...usually with a British accent.


Actually Michael, I know that about Indian men, but I was not sure, just from the photos, where all of these gentlmen were from.  Do you have a phone number handy for my favorite?
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Post by: MBarnum on August 20, 2008, 04:22:33 PM
Did I ever mention that there is quite the problem with the casting couch for Bollywood actors?

On a completely unrelated note, TD and I are in the process now of opening our own talent agency in Mumbai.
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Post by: MBarnum on August 20, 2008, 04:23:42 PM
Actually Michael, I know that about Indian men, but I was not sure, just from the photos, where all of these gentlmen were from.  Do you have a phone number handy for my favorite?

Oh, yes all those actors pictured are Indian.

And would you believe I do happen to have that gentleman's wife's phone number.

Oh, and he was just in NYC at that event that DR Jose mentioned the other day.
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 04:24:39 PM
Actually Michael, I know that about Indian men, but I was not sure, just from the photos, where all of these gentlmen were from.  Do you have a phone number handy for my favorite?


That statement sounded weird.  However, I did meet a Pakistani man who looked a lot like one of those men, and he spoke very little English.  He did know the word, again, however.
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 04:26:01 PM
Oh, yes all those actors pictured are Indian.

And would you believe I do happen to have that gentleman's wife's phone number.

Oh, and he was just in NYC at that event that DR Jose mentioned the other day.


What is his name?
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 04:31:06 PM
So, my signing/reading can be either September 13 or October 4.  Which sounds best?
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 04:31:07 PM
Did I ever mention that there is quite the problem with the casting couch for Bollywood actors?




Seriously?
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 04:35:20 PM
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 04:35:39 PM
How nice to have a clean show in Las Vegas.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 04:40:17 PM
Hmm. I have to -- I mean I get to go to Fresno again in a few months. Las Vegas is on the way (at least the way I drive). Perhaps I could swing by....
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 04:40:56 PM
How nice to have a clean show in Las Vegas.


My freinds just saw there new show when it was at the MGM for one night.  They said it was wonderful.
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 04:41:58 PM
Ooh, Ooh, Barnum, I'll take the one in the orange jacket, even though he's got a bit too much bling.

Oh, wait, I can't. I'm married (in every way but the eyes of the law). Oh, well, I'll just look  ;)

You could always print the photo and add it to your collection   ;)
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 04:45:02 PM
Comfort vibes to Jane and Keith and family members ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Post by: Ginny on August 20, 2008, 04:45:51 PM
Birthday wishes for DR George's father!
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 04:49:36 PM
Hmm. I have to -- I mean I get to go to Fresno again in a few months. Las Vegas is on the way (at least the way I drive). Perhaps I could swing by....


Well, they open September 9.
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 04:49:58 PM
No chance of getting Donny Osmond for the show?

DONNY OSMOND  AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

That's what we used to do in 4th grade, yell DONNY OSMOND and then scream.  I really don't know why. It isn't like he was there or anything. It was just something we did.
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 04:50:43 PM
You could always print the photo and add it to your collection   ;)


His collection?
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 04:52:27 PM
DONNY OSMOND  AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

That's what we used to do in 4th grade, yell DONNY OSMOND and then scream.  I really don't know why. It isn't like he was there or anything. It was just something we did.


When I was in the 4th grade, Donny wasn't.
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 04:53:19 PM
His collection?

Photo collection...he and Ant have quite the collection....that's all I'm saying  :-X
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 04:54:07 PM
When I was in the 4th grade, Donny wasn't.

He's only a year or two older than I am. This would have been in his "Puppy Love" days
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 04:54:07 PM
When I was in the 4th grade, Donny wasn't.


Well, I guess he was, he just wasn't performing yet.
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 04:54:58 PM
Photo collection...he and Ant have quite the collection....that's all I'm saying  :-X


For an attorney, you are quite the tease.
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 04:55:10 PM
He's only a year or two older than I am. This would have been in his "Puppy Love" days

Actually he's 4 years older than I am...
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 04:55:41 PM
DONNY OSMOND!!!! AHHHHHH!!!!


That's kind of fun...maybe that's why we did it.
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 04:57:36 PM
DR Laura, have you been to http://dev.donny.com/ ? It's his new website  
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Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 04:59:32 PM
George, birthday wishes to your dear father!

Birthday wishes for DR George's father!

Thanks and thanks! ;D
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 05:00:24 PM
BRENT BARRETT!   EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
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Post by: Kerry on August 20, 2008, 05:00:44 PM
DRsLaura and Sandra bought me a crushed angel food cake.  Horrors!  Luckily I solved the problem quickly since I was FORCED to eat that portion right away. :P ;) :D
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 05:01:45 PM
Actually he's 4 years older than I am...


That would make you, Cilla, 11 years younger than me.  So, when I was in fourth grade, you weren't.
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 05:02:17 PM
BRENT BARRETT!   EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!


LOL, Kind of fun isn't it  ;D

I actually have never been a Donny Osmond fan, I just used to enjoy yelling his name and screaming...
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 05:03:16 PM
That would make you, Cilla, 11 years younger than me.  So, when I was in fourth grade, you weren't.

Well, they may have been thinking about me   ;D

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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 05:03:51 PM
Happy Birthday to George's father
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 05:05:10 PM
Well, they may have been thinking about me   ;D




I am sure they were thinking about something!
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 05:06:28 PM
LOL, Kind of fun isn't it  ;D

I actually have never been a Donny Osmond fan, I just used to enjoy yelling his name and screaming...


I don't think I was really a fan of Donny Osmond until I saw him half-naked in JOSEPH.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 05:08:45 PM
The other girls were big fans of David Cassidy. I had to hide my love for Donny Osmond.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 05:11:06 PM
Stupid me. I think I convinced my DH to come with me to the conference. Now I have to get him to NOT want to come, just so I can detour through Las Vegas.
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Post by: td on August 20, 2008, 05:13:02 PM
MBarnum, do any of these gentlemen (this one in particular) speak any English?

They speak "Our Language of Love."

Ah, an IRMA LA DOUCE reference!
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 05:13:15 PM
The other girls were big fans of David Cassidy. I had to hide my love for Donny Osmond.

OH We used to go DAVID CASSIDY AHHHHHH! Too.  We must have been very obnoxious on the playground,  ::)
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 05:13:21 PM
Stupid me. I think I convinced my DH to come with me to the conference. Now I have to get him to NOT want to come, just so I can detour through Las Vegas.


ROTFLMAO!   ;D
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 05:13:58 PM
I was a fan of Davy Jones of the Monkees
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Post by: td on August 20, 2008, 05:14:09 PM
Well, I suppose not.  But I would prefer that he, at least, know what the word again means.

Just shout, "ENCORE!"
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Post by: td on August 20, 2008, 05:15:20 PM
Did I ever mention that there is quite the problem with the casting couch for Bollywood actors?

On a completely unrelated note, TD and I are in the process now of opening our own talent agency in Mumbai.
. . .with offices soon to open in Dubai as well.    8)
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 05:15:26 PM
Stupid me. I think I convinced my DH to come with me to the conference. Now I have to get him to NOT want to come, just so I can detour through Las Vegas.

Maybe you could tell him you hear there is the most amazing casino carpet and you HAVE to get a picture of it...and it just happens to be at the same casino where DO is playing
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Post by: elmore3003 on August 20, 2008, 05:16:25 PM
I'm heading for bed. I think I got abot 4-5 hours sleep last night and I'm tired. I'm reading Anna Russell's autobiography, which I should have finished by the time my copy of the Hoffstetter #2 MURDER AT THE GROVE gets to me.

It's also getting time for PROJECT RUNWAY and then SORDID LIVES at 10. By that time I should be comatose.
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 05:17:17 PM
. . .with offices soon to open in Dubai as well.    8)


I think I would really like to visit Dubai.
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Post by: td on August 20, 2008, 05:18:09 PM
I think I would really like to visit Dubai.

You could be my right-hand man; or my left-hand man if you prefer.   ;)
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 05:18:51 PM
Maybe I'll tell him that several of his cousins are looking forward to seeing him at the conference. That should do it.
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 05:24:44 PM
I have been very tired. Last night I had a wonderful bowl of butter brickle ice cream. This morning I found the carton in the refrigerator.  Oh Pooh! I don't even remember putting it there.  
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 05:25:40 PM
I'm ready for the Olympics to be over so I can get some sleep!
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Post by: TCB on August 20, 2008, 05:27:01 PM
You could be my right-hand man; or my left-hand man if you prefer.   ;)


What's wrong with the middle?
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Post by: singdaw on August 20, 2008, 05:27:29 PM
Thanks for the "gallery," DR MBarnum!    :)
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Post by: Ben on August 20, 2008, 05:29:39 PM
His collection?

You hadda be there  ;D

Anyone who has been in our apartment and used a certain facility knows to what Miss Cilla is referring.
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Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 05:32:05 PM
Happy Birthday to George's father

And my father thanks you!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 05:37:15 PM
Good Evening!

Hmmm... So, to cheer up my friend, Michael - who really has had a bad string of days lately - I "enabled" him to Artichoke & Basile's for a slice of their Artichoke Pizza - as well as a slice of their Crabmeat Pizza.  YUMMY!

*And to make sure he was totally cheered up, we then headed to Dessert Club, ChickaLicious (http://)** for a S'Mores Cupcake - Brown Sugar Cupcake filled with Chocolate Ganache and topped with Toasted Homemade Marshmallow "Icing".  -And, yes, a picture will be forthcoming.  :)

**Which is across the street from it's "mother" ChikaLicious (http://www.chikalicious.com/), the original Desserts Only Restaurant in NYC.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 05:39:04 PM
I hope your dad had a swell birthday, DR George!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 05:41:41 PM
They all speak English very well...most educated Indians do...usually with a British accent.



So, does that make them cunning linguists?




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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 05:47:12 PM
I wish someone would bring me a cake.  Cake is the great elixir.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 05:47:39 PM
I was a fan of Davy Jones of the Monkees

...And after he kissed you, did you proclaim never to wash your cheek again?

;)
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 05:56:00 PM
Perhaps I'll have spaghetti and meatballs this very evening.  Or, maybe some baked pasta - I've never had baked pasta and it always looks good to me.
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Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 06:02:15 PM
I hope your dad had a swell birthday, DR George!

Thanks, Laura!  My parents went to dinner at a restaurant and then we're all meeting at my sister's for dessert.  SOON!  I need to leave!

Have a good rest of the evening, all!
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Post by: td on August 20, 2008, 06:04:20 PM
What's wrong with the middle?

I didn't think you'd want to share. . .
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Post by: td on August 20, 2008, 06:05:42 PM
So, does that make them cunning linguists?

Mr. S.!  The WAY you talk! ! !
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Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 06:11:40 PM
Perhaps I'll have spaghetti and meatballs this very evening.  Or, maybe some baked pasta - I've never had baked pasta and it always looks good to me.

Really?  No baked spaghetti?   No baked ziti?  No lasagna?
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Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 06:12:10 PM
Mr. S.!  The WAY you talk! ! !

Yes, it's the WAY I talk.

;D
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Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 06:12:47 PM
As for tonight's "Project Runway"....


HAAAAAA!!!!  I know some of these "models"!

;D
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Post by: Jeanne on August 20, 2008, 06:20:02 PM
I took dear reader Jeanne's advice and took a jacuzzi - it was nice.  

Well, that's a first!!   ;)
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Post by: Jeanne on August 20, 2008, 06:27:30 PM
I have been very tired. Last night I had a wonderful bowl of butter brickle ice cream. This morning I found the carton in the refrigerator.  Oh Pooh! I don't even remember putting it there.  

Are you certain you don't have "guests"?
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Post by: Ginny on August 20, 2008, 06:27:47 PM
I'm ready for the Olympics to be over so I can get some sleep!

Me, too, DR Cillaliz!  Even though I knew how it turned out, I had to stay up last night to see Shawn Johnson, which wasn't on here until after 11.  Tonight I'm aiming to go to bed closer to 10, so I'll sign off now.

'night!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 06:34:10 PM
PAGE 10 S'MORES CUPCAKE DANCE!!!!!

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/JoseSPiano/ChikaSmores.jpg)

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Post by: Jeanne on August 20, 2008, 06:34:39 PM
Hmmm... So, to cheer up my friend, Michael - who really has had a bad string of days lately - I "enabled" him to Artichoke & Basile's for a slice of their Artichoke Pizza - as well as a slice of their Crabmeat Pizza.  YUMMY!

*And to make sure he was totally cheered up, we then headed to Dessert Club, ChickaLicious (http://)** for a S'Mores Cupcake - Brown Sugar Cupcake filled with Chocolate Ganache and topped with Toasted Homemade Marshmallow "Icing".  -And, yes, a picture will be forthcoming.  :)

Jose really knows how to cheer someone up. Is there a low-cal/low-fat variety or do you feel so good that you don't care about the extra pounds?
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Post by: Jeanne on August 20, 2008, 06:35:46 PM
On a somber note, condolences to JANE and KEITH.
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 06:39:07 PM
I've had lasagna - my ex-wife made it quite often.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 06:42:51 PM
Jose really knows how to cheer someone up. Is there a low-cal/low-fat variety or do you feel so good that you don't care about the extra pounds?

My friend actually felt like "splurging", so I was only fulfilling his wishes.  ;)

*However, there are some low-cal/low-fat options on the "Cheer Up" list if one should ever desire those.   8)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 06:44:01 PM
Jose really knows how to cheer someone up. Is there a low-cal/low-fat variety or do you feel so good that you don't care about the extra pounds?

And I should point out that the picture I posted of the S'Mores cupcake is actually larger than the actually cupcake.  So it was just decadent enough.  :)
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Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 06:44:58 PM
...Well, now that I look at it, maybe the pic is not that much larger than the real thing.  Angles, ya' know.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 06:48:23 PM
Oh, and here is the pizza in question from Artichoke Basile...

The Sicilian (square pie)

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/JoseSPiano/ABSicilian.jpg)

The Crabmeat Pizza

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/JoseSPiano/ABCrab.jpg)

*The above were most definitely not on the "low fat/low cal" Cheer Up List.  ;)
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Post by: Kerry on August 20, 2008, 06:48:31 PM
MBarnum, do any of these gentlemen (this one in particular) speak any English?


As a friend of mine was fond of saying, "As long as they can grunt or moan, it doesn't matter."    

I, of course, would NEVER say such a thing.
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Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 06:51:43 PM
As a friend of mine was fond of saying, "As long as they can grunt or moan, it doesn't matter."    

I, of course, would NEVER say such a thing.

Never "say", or never "did"?
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 07:10:09 PM
Where in tarnation IS everybody?
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 07:10:43 PM
I did get a very nice surprise in the mail - two small ASCAP checks - love unexpected moolah, even if it isn't all that much.
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 07:11:26 PM
Maybe I'll have a pizza tonight?  Or a meatball sub.  Or baked pasta.  I'm really hungry and I seem to have my appetite back.  
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 07:35:23 PM
I shall shortly be on my way to sup, after which I shall return.  I am starting to feel better and I promise to try to be back to normal by tomorrow.
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Post by: DearReaderLaura on August 20, 2008, 07:39:25 PM
I am hoping the chinchy bassas will be gone tomorrow, BK.
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Post by: Ben on August 20, 2008, 07:52:01 PM
As for tonight's "Project Runway"....


HAAAAAA!!!!  I know some of these "models"!

;D

So do I!

A friend of mine is the emcee for a fundraising drag pageant every year and Annida Grenkard and Farrah Moans are always in the show. I don't know Hedda personally but I've seen enough of her shows to feel like I know her.
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Post by: Ben on August 20, 2008, 07:54:04 PM
Jose, last night on the local news there was a story about rising food prices and one of the owners interviewed was an Upper West Side store which features baked goods. It was called


LEVAIN

The owner is worried that she may have to raise her prices yet again due to the cost of raw ingredients.
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Post by: DakotaCelt on August 20, 2008, 07:54:13 PM
Today, August 20, 2008 is my dad's 70th birthday.  Happy Birthday to my dad! ;D

Happy Birthday to George's father! I hope he has a great day...
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Post by: DakotaCelt on August 20, 2008, 07:56:07 PM
Good evening one and all!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 07:57:59 PM
Jose, last night on the local news there was a story about rising food prices and one of the owners interviewed was an Upper West Side store which features baked goods. It was called


LEVAIN

The owner is worried that she may have to raise her prices yet again due to the cost of raw ingredients.

There are also rumors that Magnolia may be following suit too.
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Post by: DakotaCelt on August 20, 2008, 07:59:13 PM
It is very sad when someone you consider a friend doesn't come through for you. Always disappointing, and I'm sure most of us have suffered the same kind of disappointment with this.

It truly is disappointing... and a bit disheartening
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 08:00:55 PM
Best wishes to DR DAKOTACELT on her engagement.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 08:01:15 PM
Vibes of sympathy to DR JANE and KEITH.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 08:02:36 PM
Now you tell me, DR JMK.

DR JOSE - I was just afraid a printer with ink cartridges that had to be replaced and replaced and REPLACED would be too troublesome.  So I did buy a nice $85 system with Light Scribe.  You do have to buy special disks, and it takes some time, and as DR JMK says the printing is VERY LIGHT - but I have it and it works.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 08:03:06 PM
Somehow though installing the software messed up my computer and now I can't change my Desktop photo or settings....crazy.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 08:04:06 PM
I love THE TIME MACHINE...and yes the sound mix on the DVD is great.  I also like TIME AFTER TIME, which we went to the movies and saw FIVE times the week it opened, and then another three or four times when it moved to the drive in.

And SOMEWHERE IN TIME - and MR BK is correct, the DVD is NOT anamorphic.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 08:05:20 PM
Scary enough for ya?

(http://www.creaturescape.com/geometricdesignkits/geobusts/morlock400.jpg)
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Post by: DakotaCelt on August 20, 2008, 08:06:04 PM
Ron, I also found Phelps rather modest concerning his accomplishments compared to others in the past.
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Post by: Kerry on August 20, 2008, 08:07:09 PM
Never "say", or never "did"?

My lips are sealed!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 08:08:24 PM
Now you tell me, DR JMK.

DR JOSE - I was just afraid a printer with ink cartridges that had to be replaced and replaced and REPLACED would be too troublesome.  So I did buy a nice $85 system with Light Scribe.  You do have to buy special disks, and it takes some time, and as DR JMK says the printing is VERY LIGHT - but I have it and it works.

DR JRand - I guess it all depends how many CDs and DVDs you burn and label on a regular basis, and it sounds like you're quite "regular" in that regard.  ;)
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Post by: Kerry on August 20, 2008, 08:09:30 PM
Vibes and sympathies to all who ned them!  You are dear, dear friends.
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Post by: Kerry on August 20, 2008, 08:10:35 PM
I am hoping the chinchy bassas will be gone tomorrow, BK.

Any of them saxy --like the lieutellan?
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 08:12:57 PM
Hmmmm....the Amazon.com link for the Walt Disney Treasures, the Mickey Mouse Club presents Annette - isn't working.  You get taken to a Donald Duck DVD, and I can't find it with a search.  Even when I click the link from my Pre Order page, I get Donald Duck.....strange............
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 08:13:47 PM
DR JRand - I guess it all depends how many CDs and DVDs you burn and label on a regular basis, and it sounds like you're quite "regular" in that regard.  ;)

True, but I won't need to LABEL each of them.  I got it especially for when I make special CD's of Photographs from a Show or collections for friends of WOW....  8)
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Post by: DakotaCelt on August 20, 2008, 08:14:42 PM
Thank you for the information PennyO

My condolences to Jane, Keith and their family of their beloved Millie.

I send a hug!
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Post by: DakotaCelt on August 20, 2008, 08:16:45 PM
support vibes to Elmore....
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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 08:21:24 PM
Scary enough for ya?

(http://www.creaturescape.com/geometricdesignkits/geobusts/morlock400.jpg)

Gives me the creeps even today.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 08:22:29 PM
It does, doesn't it?  We were hiding our eyes in the theater....the music, the lighting....those creepy things....whew!

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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 08:23:13 PM
I was SO delighted to finish my PRESIDENTS box set. Enjoyed all of them, but I've had enough history to last a few months! Thankfully, the two bonuses on the Bush DVD weren't very long. One was 15 minutes and the other lasted about 2. The last one showed him parachuting at age 83. Good lord!
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 08:23:34 PM
Another question for ASK BK day....since we are on the subject of time travel.

Which "star of the day" - do you think could come through the time machine to right now - and have talent enough to still be a star today?
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 08:24:02 PM
Judy comes to mind.....for me.
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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 08:24:44 PM
It does, doesn't it?  We were hiding our eyes in the theater....the music, the lighting....those creepy things....whew!



When Taylor was trying to get back into the machine and they were all over him, I was almost nauseous in my seat from fear. I remember vividly to this day screaming when he went into the future and that knocked out Morlock started decomposing.
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Post by: DakotaCelt on August 20, 2008, 08:24:46 PM
DONNY OSMOND  AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

That's what we used to do in 4th grade, yell DONNY OSMOND and then scream.  I really don't know why. It isn't like he was there or anything. It was just something we did.

I dont mind Donny, I just could not get into him when I was a kid....

I am more of a Jon Bon Jovi, Elton John, Micheal Buble fan...


Bk mentioned soap actors.... I am intrigued.
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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 08:25:54 PM
Judy for sure and Tyrone Power, I think. Also Monty Clift would be doing the stuff Sean Penn gets now.
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Post by: MBarnum on August 20, 2008, 08:28:01 PM
What is his name?

TCB, his name is Abhishek Bachchan. His father was a top star in the 70s and 80s.

Abhishek has made some really good films.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/AbhishekBachchan.jpg)
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Post by: DakotaCelt on August 20, 2008, 08:28:11 PM
The other girls were big fans of David Cassidy. I had to hide my love for Donny Osmond.

I was relatively on the young side when they were big. I only saw David Cassidy in reruns and thought he was okay.

By the time I was into the pre-teen crushes on stars they were out of the scene. I do remember Shaun Cassidy was big.

Disco was going and Abba was big...

Then it was the 80s....
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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 08:29:25 PM
Next, I watched THE LOCKED DOOR (or was it THE LOCKED ROOM). Anyway, a very stagy film and everyone self conscious about the microphones and "acting." But nice to finally see and hear Rod La Rocque. No question about his being a member of the committee.
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Post by: DakotaCelt on August 20, 2008, 08:33:09 PM
Thank you JRand...
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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 08:34:22 PM
I zipped through AS THE WORLD TURNS. Noah again made me furious. And the new man is definitely hiding something.
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Post by: DakotaCelt on August 20, 2008, 08:34:28 PM
PAGE 10 S'MORES CUPCAKE DANCE!!!!!

(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/JoseSPiano/ChikaSmores.jpg)


Oh dear..... That looks SOOOOOOOOO good!!!!!
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Post by: JoseSPiano on August 20, 2008, 08:34:53 PM
OK... Me sleepy already ( ??? ), so...

Goodnight.
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Post by: DakotaCelt on August 20, 2008, 08:35:52 PM
Bon JOvi and Abba are my guilty pleasures in music....
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Post by: DakotaCelt on August 20, 2008, 08:37:51 PM
::::: hangs head in shame ::::

My childhood [pre-teen and early teen years] crushes were on Henry Winkler, John STamos, Patrick Swayze, and Lane Davies.....

this was before I discovered Matt Ashford, Harrison Ford and other actors...
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 08:38:26 PM
Next, I watched THE LOCKED DOOR (or was it THE LOCKED ROOM). Anyway, a very stagy film and everyone self conscious about the microphones and "acting." But nice to finally see and hear Rod La Rocque. No question about his being a member of the committee.

That's what I thought, too - but I'm not going to be the one to tell Vilma.  ;D
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 08:39:30 PM
But it's so EARLY, DR JOSE
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 08:40:12 PM
Darn...now I think I have to watch THE TIME MACHINE on DVD.  I don't think I have watched the misguided remake all the way through...well I know I haven't.
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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 08:40:36 PM
Then I watched PROJECT RUNWAY. I did love the winner's outfit and agreed with the decision. (I didn't like the kimono). I also agreed that it was time for the loser to go.


And weren't those "girls" surprising as men? Great to see them both ways.
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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 08:41:27 PM
That's what I thought, too - but I'm not going to be the one to tell Vilma.  ;D

I have a strong feeling she knew ahead of time!
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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 09:21:04 PM
Unless I get the Blu-ray of THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, I guess tomorrow I'll be watching (for the first time) Passolini's SALO. I can't say that I'm looking forward to it. His movies of the 1970s seemed to push the perversity button just for the sake of being outrageous, and from everything I've ever read about this, his last film, it's no different.
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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 09:21:40 PM
Heading down to bed now.

Good night!
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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 09:22:15 PM
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Post by: Matt H. on August 20, 2008, 09:22:30 PM
And now I'm REALLY going!

;D
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 09:37:14 PM
...And after he kissed you, did you proclaim never to wash your cheek again?

;)

I never met him, just dreamed about him from afar  ;D
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 09:39:01 PM
Are you certain you don't have "guests"?

Quite sure.  That wasn't the only thing I did without thinking yesterday.  It was a combination of over multi tasking and just being too tired.  Today was much better
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 09:40:04 PM
Me, too, DR Cillaliz!  Even though I knew how it turned out, I had to stay up last night to see Shawn Johnson, which wasn't on here until after 11.  Tonight I'm aiming to go to bed closer to 10, so I'll sign off now.

'night!

I planned to go to bed around 10:00 but since it's 11:30, guess that isn't going to happen
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 09:41:26 PM
And I should point out that the picture I posted of the S'Mores cupcake is actually larger than the actually cupcake.  So it was just decadent enough.  :)

If it's a really small cupcake, I think I'd need two just to make sure I was really cheered up  ;D
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Post by: td on August 20, 2008, 09:42:04 PM
Unless I get the Blu-ray of THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, I guess tomorrow I'll be watching (for the first time) Passolini's SALO. I can't say that I'm looking forward to it. His movies of the 1970s seemed to push the perversity button just for the sake of being outrageous, and from everything I've ever read about this, his last film, it's no different.

To be frank, I am a staunch admirer of SALO.  I recently watched a handmade dvd (uncut and anamorphic) which was in Italian without subtitles and still found it to be a mesmerizing excursion into the realm of De Sade.  Truthfully, there is one scene which I find repulsive, but I feel that had any hack director made this same film, there would not have, and still be, such controversy surrounding it.  Pasolini was well-known stateside for his Saint Matthew epic and to a lesser degree for his trio of Medieval Tales.  The Tales Triology has some darkness, but are mostly light-hearted romps populated by a beautiful bevy of youths of both genders.
SALO turns these literary tales inside out; the youths are still there and beautiful, but the darkness of fascism and the literary pedigree puts a dander on any fun and frivolity.
SALO is, to me, a very interesting film, but definitely not one I revisit more than once a year.
I'll be very interested in reading your thoughts on the film AND on the Criterion release.
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 09:46:54 PM
I've got to get some sleep...night all
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 09:48:22 PM
Another question for ASK BK day....since we are on the subject of time travel.

Which "star of the day" - do you think could come through the time machine to right now - and have talent enough to still be a star today?

Any of the greats - three that come to mind are Cary Grant, James Stewart, and James Mason.
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 09:51:10 PM
Back from a very nice and very supportive dinner with Barry Pearl.  We spoke of many things and it was good to have someone to chat with.  I am feeling better today, and the dinner helped make that even moreso.  We shared a pizza (three pieces each - very thin crust and not too big, slice-wise) and we shared a chopped salad, which was excellent.  I probably had a little too much dressing, but tonight was my splurge night, obviously, and given the amount I've been running and how good I've been all this week, I think I'll be just fine.
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 10:30:59 PM
Nobody here but us chickens and us chickens is FULL.
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Post by: Cillaliz on August 20, 2008, 10:45:23 PM
Now I REALLY need to go to sleep.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 11:10:12 PM
I have a strong feeling she knew ahead of time!

I thought la mem chose.
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 11:11:32 PM
DR CILLA LIZ is now my Facebook friend!
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Post by: Jrand74 on August 20, 2008, 11:25:12 PM
Friends make everything better.
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Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 11:57:11 PM
Maybe I'll have a pizza tonight?  Or a meatball sub.  Or baked pasta.  I'm really hungry and I seem to have my appetite back.  

I went to my sister's to celebrate my dad's birthday today (I printed out your birthday wishes for him and he was surprised and appreciative! ;D).  Among other things, he LOVES the gift cards to Barnes & Noble that we always get him. :) Anyway, afterwards, I went to Subway (we only had dessert at my sister's and I hadn't eaten real food, yet) and got the meatball sub.  It was more meatball pieces than actual meatballs, but it was very good. :D
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Post by: George on August 20, 2008, 11:58:02 PM
Happy Birthday to George's father! I hope he has a great day...

Thanks!  He did!
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Post by: bk on August 20, 2008, 11:59:44 PM
I've had the Subway meat ball sub and it's not bad.  Best around here is Quickie's - really tasty.  Little Toni's is very erratic, but tonight's pizza was just terrific.
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Post by: bk on August 21, 2008, 12:01:56 AM
Welcome six GUESTS.  New notes coming right now.
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Post by: George on August 21, 2008, 12:06:10 AM
Gratuitous Post #350!!