-
Well, you've read the notes, the notes began the beguine, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they've begun the beguine and have no idea when they'll be home.
-
And the word of the day is: DISCALCED!
-
And now - Dino at the piano.
-
Just had to quickly add something to the notes.
-
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY[/size][/color]
to a great guy:[/size][/color]
our very own dear DR TCB!!!![/size][/color]
(http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o31/AffectionateArtist/birth1.jpg)
-
I guess I'll go to sleep now. If, for whatever reasons, I don't do the jog early, I'll do it as soon as I get home.
-
Welcome six GUESTS.
-
[size=20]HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
D. R.
T C B
!!![/size]
-
I'll spend my day at work thinking about the TOD.
But for now, it's workies!
:-\
Hasta.
-
I'd write Happy Birthday to that guy that used to post but as he won't read this I won't bother.
This is a photo of no significance whatsoever as a Birthday related photo would not be seen.
[size=8](Have a Wonderful day Mr Birkeland)[/size]
-
TOTD
The Miracle of The Boston Strangler's Apartment.
-
A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR VERY OWN DR TCB!!!!!!!!!!!
-
Last night, after I got home from work, I decided to look for a videotape that a friend of mine (Chris...TCB knows and has done shows with him!) wanted a copy of. I was in my garage for a couple of hours and went through just about every box in my garage (for the first time in the more than the year and a half that I've lived here) and I actually found it! Now, I can make a DVD of the video for Chris and for me! I also found some other videotapes that I'd like to copy to DVD.
-
I also found several (but not all :-\) of my Tony Award videotapes. I started taping in 1990 and I'm missing 1991 (I don't think I actually recorded this in the first place), 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 and the first half of 2004. :(
I also found (and am watching right now) my autographed DVD of BK's "Deceit." :)
-
This is a photo of no significance whatsoever
Except that the creature on the right appears to be mooning us. 8)
-
Saturday morning greetings! I'm up early to work my third Saturday in a row.
Happiest of birthdays to DR TCB!!!
-
Happy Birthday to TCB!!!
Hooray to You!
-
Happiest of Birthdays to DR TCB!
-
TOD - I like all of these performers, maybe Jack Lemmon not so much, but that is probably just his screen persona....
Natalie Wood - Gypsy, Rebel Without a Cause, Cash McCall, Marjorie Morningstar
Tony Curtis - Sweet Smell of Success, Johnny Dark, Some Like it Hot
Jack Lemmon - Good Neighbor Sam, Bell Book and Candle
-
Off to work. Oh well.
-
Happy happy birthday to TCB!!!
-
For the word DISCALCED, perhaps the title song form BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
Can't find a recording, so here's the trailer from the movie version :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEICiN9JgO0
-
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR TCB!
-
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TCB!!
Amy
-
I know I haven’t been around for ages, but I’ve been very busy at work, which is a good thing. But when you allow yourself to get behind on Bruce’s notes, it’s a very dangerous thing because then you have a lot of catch-up work to do and it’s a very different experience when you read a month’s worth of daily notes in one sitting. Bruce’s life takes on an entirely different quality and the days just go whizzing by like a gazelle who’s late for a soap opera audition. I mean I found myself calling Mark just to say, “Hey, Bruce is up to jogging 3 ½ miles!” To which Mark replied, “what day are you on?” My reply: “I’m still five days behind.” Mark’s reply: “Well, keep reading. He’s up to 4 ½ miles.” My god, he’s gone mad! Actually, what impressed me most was that Bruce kept jogging even while he was in New York. Whenever Mark and I go out of town, all diets and exercise regimens go flying out the window, like a gazelle flying out a window.
I asked Mark if it would be very bad form to answer old questions and he said you all wouldn’t mind. So here goes:
-
T.O.D.:
Natalie Wood - GYPSY, WEST SIDE STORY, LOVE WITH THE PROPER STRANGER, THIS PROPERTY IS CONDEMNED
Tony Curtis - SOME LIKE IT HOT, HOUDINI, THE GREAT RACE, SPARTACUS, THE DEFIANT ONES.
Jack Lemmon - THE APARTMENT, IRMA LA DOUCE, AVANTI!, SOME LIKE IT HOT, THAT'S LIFE.
-
My first computer was an Acer AT with an EGA monitor and a 5 ¼” floppy drive. No mouse, no Windows, just good ol’ MS-DOS. I didn’t have a hard drive at first, and when I got one it was 20 MB. Now my hard drive is 250 GB…sheesh!
Amy
-
The best pizza I ever ate came in the mail. My sister ordered it as a thank-you gift from a restaurant in Chicago that ships pizzas frozen and they assure their customers that the pizza will be kept frozen for its entire journey. She specifically shipped it to my work address so it wouldn’t thaw out sitting on my front porch while I was at work. When it was delivered to my desk, the corners of the box were soggy. It had obviously thawed. And not only that, but some idiot carrying it had turned it over on its side. So, when I got it home and opened it, all the cheese and toppings were slid over to one side. But I could instantly smell the fresh garlic. So, I took a spatula and tried to re-spread the cheese and toppings evenly over the pizza. It LOOKED terrible. I mean this was the ugliest pizza you ever saw. But I think it took on the “twice-baked” quality that re-heated foods often do and this was the most flavorful, yummylicious pizza I ever had. Of course, I told my sister about it and she immediately complained to the restaurant and they actually argued with her and tried to deny that there was any possibility that the pizza wasn’t kept frozen. She finally convinced them and they reimbursed her the shipping charges.
Amy
-
Good morning. I'm still here. I slept in this morning. Well, actually, I kept waking up and dozing off again.
-
I’m not sure exactly what Bruce meant by an "adult" book. The first book I ever read that wasn’t a Doctor Seuss-type book with big print was “Charlottes’s Web.” I guess that’s still a childrens book, but I remember it so well because it was the first “real” book I ever read that was quite thick and didn’t rhyme. I considered it a huge accomplishment when I was about 7 years old. I guess the first actual adult book I ever read was “To Kill a Mocking Bird” and it was a school assignment. I didn’t quite finish it, but I read enough to answer all the questions on the test in class. Other famous books that I read over half of, but was so bored I couldn’t finish them, were “Little Women” and “The Hobbit.”
Amy
-
I had the strangest dream last night...
We were at a large gathering. They were serving cake and ice cream. And Hunter Bell, from [title of show] was there.
Then my DH tried to get me to drive a convertible, which I didn't want to do... :-\
-
Happy Happy Birthday to DR TCB!
-
Nice pelicans, Tomovoz!
-
I had the strangest dream last night...
We were at a large gathering. They were serving cake and ice cream. And Hunter Bell, from [title of show] was there.
Then my DH tried to get me to drive a convertible, which I didn't want to do... :-\
. . .afraid the wind was going to ruffle your hair?
-
Well, I have an all-day meeting to attend. If they have wireless internet, I'll be sure to let you know if they happen to toss out any interesting phrases like "post-modern."
(We had a minister who said that six or seven times in each sermon, so "post-modern" has become a running gag.)
-
TOTD
The Miracle of The Boston Strangler's Apartment.
Hmmmm...
New game - put together recognizable bits and pieces of titles to come up with a new one! And add a snippet of plot, if possible.
How about:
Some Like the Odd Meteor. (Curtis/Lemmon/Wood)
Two astrophysicist roommates become ensnared in the life of their bimbo neighbor. Or is it the other way around? (Think Big Bang Theory with real actors.)
-
Good morning, all! I could sleep late this morning, so I did. I will shortly be arranging Christmas music.
I will reiterate that it was delightful spending an evening with DR Ben and the Chad Mitchell Trio, and I will try to locate the songs I had not heard before, maybe even resort to calling Joe Frazier.
TOD:
Natalie Wood: Gypsy, West Side Story, Inside Daisy Clover
Jack Lemmon: The Apartment, Irma la Douce, Mr Roberts
Tony Curtis: Sweet Smell of Success, Some Like It Hot
-
And the word of the day is: DISCALCED!
Tony danced in his disco shoes, while Ti Moune danced DISCALCED.
-
Good morning!
Another surprisingly cool morning, so open went the doors and windows and on went the attic fan. Sure to heat up soon, however.
-
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%][size=8]Happy Birthday Wishes to DR TCB!!![/size][/move]
-
I actually feel that if THE GREAT RACE has a weak link (and I don't think it does), it's Tony Curtis. He much less felicitous with comedy than anyone else.
-
Or...
The Defiant West Side Neighbor Sam. (Curtis/Wood/Lemmon)
A happily married couple find their lives complicated by the fellow in the condo down the hall. Hilarity ensues.
-
Favorite Jack Lemmon performances:
MR. ROBERTS
SOME LIKE IT HOT
THE APARTMENT
THE DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES
THE GREAT RACE (he and Peter Falk make one of the GREAT comedy duos)
THE CHINA SYNDROME
-
Favorite Tony Curtis performances:
THE SQUARE JUNGLE
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS
THE BOSTON STRANGLER
-
Favorite Natalie Wood performances
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE
SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS
GYPSY
LOVE WITH THE PROPER STRANGER
THE GREAT RACE
INSIDE DAISY CLOVER
-
I'll be starting the NCIS - Season 5 box set today. I noticed that Michael Weatherley does an audio commentary on the very first episode, but since I didn't start catching up with the show until after the writer's strike, I'll have the watch that first episode twice to catch the plot and then go back and hear his (certain to be) joke-filled comments.
-
And I plan to watch PSYCH while I cook and eat lunch. Hated missing it last night, but I had that review to finish up before it got too late, so today I play catch up (also ketchup).
-
The Sweet Smell of Wine and Roses In the Grass.
An unusual selection from Elmore's library - the film actually has a semblance of a plot!!!
Larry - ;)
-
And with that, I'm heading back to bed, to catch up on my sleep. Buster, I think, would like to cuddle a bit, too.
I see that der B has replaced the TV that was in his room, which burnt out, with an older one that used to be in his room when we lived in Long Beach. The screen is much smaller.
Which means that, when I'm watching DVDs in his room, Doctor Who will more closely resemble Doctor Where.
:-\
-
I'm up, I'm up and I, too, had very weird dreams - I was trying to get to some airport to make a flight on which I was flying first class. I've already forgotten who my traveling companion was, but I was in some weird hotel and downstairs waiting for a car and realized I didn't have my luggage or computer. So, I called upstairs and my parents were there (odd, since they've been dead for over thirty years), but this guy I've known for some time answered the phone and wouldn't put them on and finally he said he'd bring the stuff downstairs, which he did about thirty minutes later - no suitcase, only the computer. There was no time to deal with it. My companion said he was thrilled because he liked to buy all new things for each trip. The clock was ticking and we somehow got to the airport, got in the security line. At this point, I had a computer, one jacket, and a toothbrush and hairbrush in a shopping bag. I got through security easily (I'd left my keys and change and cell phone in my pocket and still got through). But we were nowhere near the gate, and then it was one of those endless will we ever get there moments - by the time I got to the gate my traveling companion was gone, but I made the flight, although I woke up before actually getting on the plane.
-
Well, I got up too late to start and finish my jog before she of the Evil Eye gets here, so I have two choices - I can begin it WHEN she gets here just before nine, or I can wait until I get back. We'll see how I feel. I do find it's a bit easier earlier.
-
Once again, I forgot!
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday Felicitations to Our DR TCB !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/move]
-
Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And it's Saturday. Who knew? ;)
-
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR TCB!!!!!
-
As for the multi-part Topic of the Day...
DITTO ;)
-
OH!
And as of about an hour ago, we are now a three(!) iPhone household! -Just one more roommate to convert go! :P
-
I had the strangest dream last night...
We were at a large gathering. They were serving cake and ice cream. And Hunter Bell, from [title of show] was there.
Then my DH tried to get me to drive a convertible, which I didn't want to do... :-\
Hmm... So, did Hunter have his shirt on or off? And was his left armpit sweating?
*And was there any sign of Jeff Bowen with his shirt off in the background? ;)
-
Favorite Performances of Natalie Wood:
SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS
LOVE WITH THE PROPER STRANGER
-
Favorite Performances of Jack Lemmon:
THE APARTMENT
MISTER ROBERTS
THE CHINA SYNDROME
MY FELLOW AMERICANS
-
Favorite Performances of Tony Curtis:
THE GREAT IMPOSTER
SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS
-
Heading down now to check the mail (which has been unusually light this past week; one day I got nothing and another day just a couple of circulars) and then prepare luncheon.
WBBL.
-
Page Three Toto, Dorothy, and Glinda Dance!!!
-
And now I'm REALLY going!
:D
-
Favorite Tony Curtis:
SON OF ALI BABA (1952)
THE ALL AMERICAN (1953)
-
Jack Lemmon
DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES
GOOD NEIGHBOR SAM
-
Natalie Wood
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE
-
OMG!
I just got an e-mail from my father... It's my flight itinerary for the family trip to the Philippines next January!!
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-
Hello, everyone.
Let me wish DR TCB a MARVELOUS BIRTHDAY! I hope you have a wonderful day!
I'll be back later to ketsup.
-
Good morning / afternoon / evening to everyone!
Wow! What a wonderful group of people friends there are on HHW. What a great way to start the day! I wish I had the cleverness of SWW, or the typing skills of practically anybody but me; so that I could personally thank each and every one of you, individually, for your good wishes on my birthday.
Since I don’t have either, let me just express a heartfelt thank you to BK, coleslaw, SWW, Tomovoz (I didn’t read it), George, Ginny, Ben Jrandsoon58, FJL, td, Amy, Dear Reader Laura, Matt H., elmore3003, JoseSPiano, and Jeanne
You are all terrific!
[/color]
-
Whew! The August edition of Grantseeking Basics is history. I sat on a stool for most of the 3 hours and found that I can, indeed, talk with out walking around. Who knew?
-
Back from the long jog, which wasn't too bad today. I shall now be on my way to do a few things, after which I shall return.
-
Such unusual dreams. I shall work on them when I return home after work.
Slow day here, with computer/cash register problems.
-
However in the spirit of Liz Renay and her autobiography, My Face for the World to See - here is the performance that won the talent show for Shelly and me LAST Saturday night about 2 a.m.
The audio is not so hot, but there you.
You can imagine what the other acts were like, if we won.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNkXWzR1XMk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNkXWzR1XMk)
-
DR JRand - fun video!
I also forgot yesterday to tell DR Edi that I enjoyed her video, too!
-
And from the Health Section of this past week's NY Times:
Better to Be Fat and Fit Than Skinny and Unfit (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/health/19well.html?_r=1&em&oref=slogin)
-
However in the spirit of Liz Renay and her autobiography, My Face for the World to See - here is the performance that won the talent show for Shelly and me LAST Saturday night about 2 a.m.
The audio is not so hot, but there you.
You can imagine what the other acts were like, if we won.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNkXWzR1XMk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNkXWzR1XMk)
:)
-
Off to be an information waitress for the rest of the day.
Bye for now!
-
And I'm heading out to enjoy yet another beautiful day here in NYC!
*I promise I'll clean and organize my room tomorrow. ;)
Laters...
-
Cute video, DR JRand57!!! :D And congratulations!
-
However in the spirit of Liz Renay and her autobiography, My Face for the World to See - here is the performance that won the talent show for Shelly and me LAST Saturday night about 2 a.m.
The audio is not so hot, but there you.
You can imagine what the other acts were like, if we won.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNkXWzR1XMk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNkXWzR1XMk)
Ha!
-
Hmm... So, did Hunter have his shirt on or off?
On.
And was his left armpit sweating?
No.
*And was there any sign of Jeff Bowen with his shirt off in the background?
Alas, no.
:)
-
Tomorrow Mr. Kenny Miller, star of ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE, I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF, and SENIOR PROM will be having lunch with me here in Salem as he will be driving through Oregon to California on his way home from visiting his neice in Seattle.
-
And we just finished watching The Time Machine. :D
-
A wonderful happy birthday to a fellow NW DR, TCB!!! Have a great day!!!
(http://i10.ebayimg.com/06/i/001/05/ae/5f03_1_b.JPG)
(http://i16.ebayimg.com/07/i/001/05/ae/5c4b_1_b.JPG)
-
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TCB!
And may there be many miles of lake yet to cross :D
der Brucer
-
We had an extra ring of the bell to celebrate the birthday of our very own west coast fisherman, TCB!
-
It is extremely windy out---remnants of tropical storm/hurricane Fay, I guess.
-
Back from my wanderings. She of the Evil Eye is gone, and I'm listening to CDs. Then I'll probably try to finish The Great Race, then, maybe later I'll watch Pete Kelly's Blues.
-
Did someone here say that they'd gotten a volume two of Trijntje Oosterhuis's Bacharach album? I can find no trace of it.
-
TOD:
Natalie Wood: GYPSY, INSIDE DAISY CLOVER, SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS
Jack Lemmon: SOME LIKE IT HOT, HTE ODD COUPLE, MACARONI
Tony Curtis: THE GREAT IMPOSTER, HOUDINI, THE MANITOU (So bad it's good!)
-
Time for more bell stuff. But at least it's good bell weather!
-
Never mind, I found it and ordered it.
I guess I should chime in:
Natalie: Inside Daisy Clover, Love With The Proper Stranger, West Side Story, Gypsy
Jack Lemmon: Mr. Roberts, The Apartment, Irma La Douce, Some Like It Hot, The China Syndrome
Tony Curtis: Some Like It Hot, The Great Imposter, Sweet Smell Of Success
-
Never mind, I found it and ordered it.
Oh... OK. I guess I should try to track down a copy of "Vol. 1". ???
-
Oh... OK. I guess I should try to track down a copy of "Vol. 1". ???
Hmm... Maybe I'll make a trip down to J&R...
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41OyGn2gPpL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)
-
Traincha!
-
And, yes, I'm still here at my apartment... I started cleaning and organizing some stuff... And then more stuff... And so on and so on... And now I think I may - and should - devote tomorrow to a very thorough cleaning and reorganizing day. -As well as reconfiguring my bedroom since the the workers will need to have easy access to my radiator and the pipes sometime over the next few weeks.
*And it will be nice to start my 40s a bit less cluttered too. ;)
-
And now I believe I'm ready to head for a few hours...
Once again...
Laters...
-
It's nice to see the love for Jack Lemmon in IRMA LA DOUCE here.
-
Jose, I wrote extensively about the first Bacharach/Trijntje CD - it's one of the best albums of the last twenty years, with superb charts mostly by Pat Williams (who also produced), conducted by the great Vince Mendoza (who also did a few arrangements), and the orchestra is wonderful. All recorded and mixed by Al "Schmitty" Schmidt.
-
Skip's already played his first of two shows today, and I haven't done a darned thing of any use to anybody.
-
Toby and Dylan read today's notes topic as BEGIN THE BEGGING
-
I watched PSYCH while I cooked and ate lunch. Very fun episode even with one of the most obvious guilty people ever.
Shawn (James Roday) was looking particularly attractive in this week's episode. His hair was GREAT!
-
I watched the first episode of NCIS in the fifth season box set. OK wrap-up to a season long story arc with Tony romancing the daughter of a French terrorist. I was glad to see that come to an end.
-
I did have time to rewatch the episode and listen to Michael Weatherly's commentary. He had his mother with him in the sound booth, so the commentary had little to do with the episode. Instead, he asked his mother a bunch of questions about the things concerning the show that she liked and didn't like. Not the best commentary.
-
No more commentaries on the first disc, so I should be able to watch all of those episodes tonight and go on to disc 2.
-
And from the Health Section of this past week's NY Times:
Better to Be Fat and Fit Than Skinny and Unfit (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/health/19well.html?_r=1&em&oref=slogin)
Think I'll have a bowl of ice cream... ;D
-
Tonight on HBO-HD is I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY. I've heard nothing but awful things about this film, but I have to see it for myself. I'll record tonight and maybe watch it tomorrow.
-
I gave blood this morning and although I have no side effects from it, I was told to eat well, drink well (non alcoholic) and don't do any heavy lifting....sounds like a good day to me!
-
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TCB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-
Nice pelicans, Tomovoz!
I bet he hears that all the time ;)
-
The weather is beautiful. I actually may go for a walk.
-
I just spoke to Matthew, and I'm going to meet him in Times Square for HAMLET 2 tomorrow around 2:15. He sounds healthy and well, and I told him that he had to keep me amused.
Tonight, I'm staying in and I think I'll watch MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY, which came in today's mail.
-
Doesn't Cilla have a book to read :)
-
Is this site realllly slow right now? Are others having the same problem I am - posts taking a full twenty to thirty seconds to go through?
-
That happens to me fairly frequently.
-
Aunt Wilma always sends the best cards!
-
I wonder what the kitties are cooking up for DR TCB's birthday today?
-
Speaking of books, a friend of mine referred me to a cool facebook sort of site to see what friends are reading and to review books for your friends It's called Good Reads. Here's a link http://www.goodreads.com/
-
Is this site realllly slow right now? Are others having the same problem I am - posts taking a full twenty to thirty seconds to go through?
No, actually it's quite speedy for me..
-
Time to find some good food or take a nap or take a walk or....
-
Speedy for me as well.
-
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%][size=10]5[/size][/move]
-
Headed back to watch stuff.
WBBL.
-
It's speedy here, too - must have been an LA hiccup.
-
Welcome twelve GUESTS.
-
Tonight on HBO-HD is I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY. I've heard nothing but awful things about this film, but I have to see it for myself. I'll record tonight and maybe watch it tomorrow.
Try for the original version (at least it has some charm)
"Strange Bedfellows"
-
I agree with Larry's earlier post. We had a wonderful evening last night. Thanks for everything dear friend.
-
I'm still full from the Mexican food. The strawberry margarita has worn off.
-
Happy Day, TCB!
-
I have been buried under work since the second we returned, and I've had several hugely paying gigs just drop in my lap, which I'm not complaining about, but, oy, am I all of a sudden busy. I'm playing a show tonight for the biggest Republican philanthropist in the great state of Oregon. May my Heavenly Father forgive me. ;)
-
Why did the news edit out Obama introducing Biden as "The next President..." Interesting
-
I'm playing a show tonight for the biggest Republican philanthropist in the great state of Oregon. May my Heavenly Father forgive me. ;)
He may. I may not.
-
And we just finished watching The Time Machine. :D
What a coinkydink! Going through the boxes in my garage last night, I saw (and had completely forgotten) that I had the original version of "The Time Machine" on DVD! I didn't take it with me, but I at least know that it's there. :)
-
However in the spirit of Liz Renay and her autobiography, My Face for the World to See - here is the performance that won the talent show for Shelly and me LAST Saturday night about 2 a.m.
The audio is not so hot, but there you.
You can imagine what the other acts were like, if we won.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNkXWzR1XMk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNkXWzR1XMk)
Cute!
-
Is this site realllly slow right now? Are others having the same problem I am - posts taking a full twenty to thirty seconds to go through?
That happens to me at home every once in a while...never at work, though. And it only seems to happen late at night. :-\
-
Well, I'm at work, but for no longer. Time to make like a baby and head out. ;)
-
Toby and Dylan read today's notes topic as BEGIN THE BEGGING
Which is precisely why we don't let Mikey, Bonnie, Buster or Fletcher anywhere near the computer. They'd all be on us like a pack of hounds.
-
Just watched The Unsinkable Molly Brown, which I am ashamed to admit I'd never seen.
-
We liked Harve Presnell! :)
-
I'm pooping out and heading to bed.
DR TCB, I hope that your special day was full of good things! :) :) :)
-
We're STILL on page five? And singdaw is heading to bed at - eight-thirty???
-
Back from delivering a big box o' Scent Of Mystery CDs to an online dealer.
-
Dinner isn't until seven-fifteen and yet I am starving RIGHT NOW.
-
Good Evening!
So... I ventured here and there once again today. However, instead of heading to Shake Shack for the Cookies & Cream Frozen Custard - I've had that before - I headed down to the East Village to check out a place called "Sundaes and Cones". A friend of mine had tipped me off to it, and once I read some of the blurbs about it, I guess I had read about it before. In any case...
A couple of the "reviews" commented on the very austere and stark design of the place, well... I guess it is, but, to my eyes, it just looked very streamlined and clean - lots of white. But, of course, one does not go to a place called "Sundaes and Cones" to look at the decor.
I settled on a scoop of their Guava and a scoop of their Taro Root. Both flavors were quite yummy. A bunch of the reviews mentioned how they featured "strange and exotic" flavors like Black Sesame, Red Bean, Taro Root, etc. Well, I guess I was expecting some truly strange and exotic flavors since nothing in the case really shocked me. I mean, Red Bean, Taro and Black Sesame are "traditional" Japanese and Chinese ice cream flavors, and even Green Tea ice cream is more or less mainstream now. (Right?) In any case...
The scoops were very generous, the flavors bright and clean, and the price very right - $4.75. :)
*Oh, I did sample their Wasabi Ice Cream... Whoa! -Now that was a new one for me, and the sample was just enough. If I want some spicy heat in my ice cream, I'll still to the "Wicked" Chocolate from Jean-Jacques, or the Aztec from Marie-Belle.
-
Jose, I wrote extensively about the first Bacharach/Trijntje CD - it's one of the best albums of the last twenty years, with superb charts mostly by Pat Williams (who also produced), conducted by the great Vince Mendoza (who also did a few arrangements), and the orchestra is wonderful. All recorded and mixed by Al "Schmitty" Schmidt.
Well... Then I'm sure you'll love Volume II. :)
I may have to investigate some of Traincha's other CDs - especially the Stevie Wonder covers.
-
I'll have volume two on Tuesday.
-
Tonight on HBO-HD is I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY. I've heard nothing but awful things about this film, but I have to see it for myself. I'll record tonight and maybe watch it tomorrow.
Well... The opening fire sequence was filmed right across the street from me, so you'll be able to see my 'hood! :)
*In fact, Adam Sandler and the director sat right in front of my window watching the playback.
**Alas, when we saw that the building had been cleaned up - it has been abandoned for a while - we thought someone had bought it, but then we realized it was just for the movie. However, they did take down the scaffolding, and that helped to curb the cookouts that the homeless people would have from time to time.
-
What to watch - Pete Kelly's Blues? Disturbia? (I know, I know, but everyone acts like it's some unofficial remake of Rear Window and so, while I'm sure it's absolutely terrible, I want to see how shameless it actually is. Bobby Deerfield? (I didn't even know this was out!). Or, The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid? Hmmm.
-
Happy Birthday DR TCB. Hope you had a great day!
-
We liked Harve Presnell! :)
I like Grover and Gus.
I adore Martita Hunt.
-
BK - no HOW THE WEST WAS WON yet? ? ?
-
The Steelers are playing the Vikings on CBS. In Hi-Def, natch.
-
...I also did a bit more exploring of the Whole Foods down on Houston Street. It's a great two-level location, with a good portion of the second floor devoted to a couple of small "restaurants" (Italian, salads, sushi, coffee bar, etc.)
Alas, the Turkish Delight "bar" seems to have been discontinued, but the Pommes Frites bar is still there, as is the satellite location of Il Laboratorio del Gelato. I did check out the "Fromagerie" - their cheese cave - this time. Lots of stinky, moldy goodness in there!
I also noticed that they had an "exotic egg" section among the produce: duck eggs, quail eggs, and ostrich eggs(!).
*FYI - the ostrich eggs are only $39.00 each. ;)
-
-And since I walked about six miles today, I'm back at my apartment right now resting my feet. Ahhh...
-
The Steelers are playing the Vikings on CBS. In Hi-Def, natch.
And we all know just how much you love your tight ends and wide receivers.
-
-Someone had/was going to say it. ;D
-
Dixie Bell and I have been doing about a mile a day for a solid week now.
It's not exactly walking when you've got a husky on the other end of the leash, so we both get a good full-body workout.
Speaking of which, Happy Birthday Again, DR TCB.
-
And we all know just how much you love your tight ends and wide receivers.
:o Doesn't EVERYBODY? :o
-
[size=8]Happy Birthday Wishes to You, TCB![/size][/color][/shadow]
-
:o Doesn't EVERYBODY? :o
Well, that's just your tight end.
:o
::)
-
I like Grover and Gus.
I adore Martita Hunt.
I adore it all -- every last bit of it!
-
Well, that's just your tight end.
:o
::)
Oh, Jose! the way you talk! ;) (Keep it up)!
-
td - How The West Was Won was delayed a couple of weeks. I'm watching Pete Kelly's Blues - dinner is in an hour and I'm REAL hungry.
-
(Keep it up)!
No comment.
-
I'm watching the Olympics again. I switched to HGTV for awhile, but I'm back. I feel like going somewhere and doing something, but I don't know what or where, so I'm going to stay put. I don't like feeling restless
-
I'm watching the Olympics again. I switched to HGTV for awhile, but I'm back. I feel like going somewhere and doing something, but I don't know what or where, so I'm going to stay put. I don't like feeling restless
If you were here, you could come to La La's.
-
Jose, since you're a Shake Shack fan, what's your impression of the service? I mean, since it's a Danny Meyer operation, and that's what he's known for...
-
I've an early call to work tomorrow, so I'd better call it a night.
Or a knight. One never knows what it likes, does one?
-
Jose, since you're a Shake Shack fan, what's your impression of the service? I mean, since it's a Danny Meyer operation, and that's what he's known for...
Funny you should ask that, since the way it's set up - a counter-window operation - the "service" is sort of a non-issue, bad or good.
The "problem" is just the popularity of the place. Even the "B Line" - the non-hot food line can run slower than one would like, and the regular line is usually about 30 people deep. However, people don't seem to mind waiting anywhere from 30 minutes to one hour in line for their burgers and shakes. It all really depends how prepared people are to give their order once they get to the window - and how many orders they are placing.
*A lot of people go into the B Line to get a beer or some other beverage, then take that back to their friends who are in the main line. -Alas, that sort of slows up the B Line. -And I'm not sure I agree with the "no shakes" policy at the B Line either. They could still just hand out a "buzzer" for anyone ordering just a shake. But at least you know that the shakes are made to order.
**I also think it's sort of funny that Shake Shack originally started off as a high end hot dog cart in Madison Square Park, but now it seems that the burgers have taken over.
-
td - How The West Was Won was delayed a couple of weeks. I'm watching Pete Kelly's Blues - dinner is in an hour and I'm REAL hungry.
I knew about the delay, I thought perhaps some gray markets had already received it.
-
...And if you're interested in checking out what some of the Shake Shack Frozen Custard looks like...
NYC Eats (http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=50414&l=4ea80&id=570954504)
:)
*The Facebook-ers here on HHW may have already seen these photos.
**And did you know that the Frozen Custard at Shake Shack was inspired by Ted Drewe's in St. Louis? -They have trivia posted - as well as Yoga poses(!) - posted on signs to keep you entertained while you wait. :)
-
Well, I have returned from a very interesting, but for the most part enjoyable birthday at the Red Wind Casino down George's way, near Olympia (actually Nisqually). I went with my sister, brother-in-law, and our good friend, Carole. I have known Carole for about 35 years; and my sister and I are the godparents to her handsome son, Tony.
I say interesting, because it is always unusual for a recovering alcoholic (me) to spend several hours with people who are not recovering. Still it was a nice day.
-
I feel like the firefly who backed into an electric fan....
Yes - I am dee-lighted. Why, you ask?
Because I just listened to a sweLL Cd that I received in the mail. It is the original Soundtrack from the movie SCENT OF MYSTERY.
Never saw the movie in any of its forms, barely knew about it. But now I am up to speed. MR BK's book notes are informative, personal, personable, and funny. It's kind of like Walter Cronkite's old Friday night show...You Are There....
The art of the booklet is funny....when the DVD is removed, you have a facsimile of the original Smell Instructions/Sequence. And even the hole in the center of the CD is in a funny place....to say the least.
And the music is quirky and fun. My favorite tracks are Oh Yes, Beautiful, which is then sung as Scent of Mystery by Mr Eddie Fisher. And The Chase, which threatens to turn into Marian the Librarian, and is also later sung by Mr Fisher.
But the BEST BEST BEST is the overture with car horns and sound effects ALL over the place!
Congratulations to Kritzerland on giving 1000 people the chance to hear this quirky musicale.
-
Yet another GONE WITH THE WIND performer has shuffled off to his reward. Fred Crane, who played one of the Tarleton twins (George Reeves played the other). He died in a hospital near Atlanta at age 90 from a blood clot in his lung while being treated for diabetes.
(http://www.glasshousepresents.com/Fred%20Crane%20Photo.jpg)
-
Great pics, DR JOSE....and DR CILLA LIZ has some lovely kitty pics in her Facebook album.
-
DR MBARNUM thanks thanks thanks for the Birthday present that arrived today.....I now have a lobby card replica from Attack of the Puppet People signed by Mr Kenny Miller himself, in fact inscribed to me!
Yes, it was a gala day in my mailbox, and a gala day is enough for anyone.
-
Shocker in the diving competition, unless of course it was taped and you already know all about it.
-
Well, I guess DR Jennifer should be happy with at least one of the Olympics results today/tonight. :)
-
Topic of the Day: I have to admit that I've never seen "The Great Race." But I do like:
Tony Curtis in:
Goodbye Charlie
Operation Petticoat
Some Like It Hot
Sweet Smell of Success
Natalie Wood in:
Gypsy
Miracle on 34th Street
Rebel Without a Cause
West Side Story
Jack Lemmon in:
The Apartment
The China Syndrome
Days of Wine and Roses
The Front Page
Mister Roberts
The Odd Couple
Some Like It Hot
:D
-
I am glad it arrived JRAnd...of course dummy me forgot to have Laurie Mitchell sign it, and she was sitting right next to Kenny when he signed it!
-
Please tell Mr Miller thanks very much, it is great fun to have this photo - and it will go into the book along with the autographed photo that you got for me awhile back, also from AOPP!
On the q.v. - you might ask Mr Miller to expand on his German napkin story...I have a feeling his autobiography could have required a plain brown wrapper, if he had so chosen.
-
Great pics, DR JOSE....and DR CILLA LIZ has some lovely kitty pics in her Facebook album.
Thanks! And sometimes I just eat to eat, and not to photograph it!
*Although, I will say, my recent "bout" of food photography has influenced my dining choices lately. "I know the food will taste good, but will it look good too? And will there be enough natural light?" ;)
-
And more thank yous are in order for those birthday wishes received after I left for the casino. Thank you so much to MBarnum, Aunt Wilma, derBrucer, Edisaurus, Cillaliz, JMK, Jennifer, td (again?), and last but certainly not least Ron Pulliam.
What a wonderful group of friends I have found with which to spend my days and evenings.
Thank you, one and all.
-
I think I will relax for the evening and watch that classic 1956 motion picture RUNAWAY DAUGHTERS which I bought a region 2 dvd of while I was in Hollywood at Amoeba Music, BK's favorite shopping place.
-
Page Seven Kenny Miller Dance.
(http://gammillustrations.bizland.com/monsterkid4/4_images/puppet-lc1.jpg)
-
PAGE EIGHT SEVEN TCB'S BIRTHDAY GUAVA AND TARO ROOT ICE CREAM DANCE!!!!
-
Well... The ice cream can be for DR TCB's birthday then. ;)
-
RUNAWAY DAUGHTERS has a great Ronald Stein score....and some nifty Mercury automobiles....and all the J.D.'s wear jackets and ties.
-
LOL...DR MBARNUM, and I am sure that Laurie was wearing the exact same dress that she was wearing on the lobby card!
-
Ice Cream!!
-
DR TCB - Sounds like you had a wonderful day at the casino.
*Hmmm... I have yet to go to Atlantic City since I've been "legal" to gamble... And since the round trip busses from Port Authority leave almost hourly... Hmm...
-
Well... The ice cream can be for DR TCB's birthday then. ;)
Isn't Tara Root part of the potion in ROSEMARY'S BABY?
-
Stars are best for gambling on Aug 29-31
-
Isn't Tara Root part of the potion in ROSEMARY'S BABY?
Her stepsister is Tara Boom-dee-ay
-
Stars are best for gambling on Aug 29-31
Now, you tell me.
-
Yet another GONE WITH THE WIND performer has shuffled off to his reward. Fred Crane, who played one of the Tarleton twins (George Reeves played the other). He died in a hospital near Atlanta at age 90 from a blood clot in his lung while being treated for diabetes.
(http://www.glasshousepresents.com/Fred%20Crane%20Photo.jpg)
Mike, did you ever get around to telling Fred that your name was not Steve?
-
Now, you tell me.
You didn't ask. ;D
-
I think I will watch a movie now.
-
Had fun tonight watching six more episodes of NCIS. There are 18 in the box, so counting the one I watched earlier today, there are 11 more to go. I should be able to finish them tomorrow, I think. I'd love it if I could.
-
Sorry to read about Fred Crane. That doesn't leave many GWTW alums left. He was a fine looking young man.
-
I like NCIS, once a week.....
-
I had seen some of the NCIS episodes before. I guess I watched them when shows were in reruns leading up to going back to work after the writers' strike. Of the six, I think I had seen three of them.
My favorite had to do with a ghost ship which the team explores thinking there might be an airborne virus on board. Good episode with a great surprise ending.
-
I like NCIS, once a week.....
The cast is very ingratiating. Every character has cute quirks which make it an easy show to watch. CRIMINAL MINDS, on the other hand, is a heavier, more solemn show. I'm supposed to be getting that third season set next month for review.
-
I also had time to watch the one bonus feature on the second disc, a 10-minute "making of" featurette on the episode which scored the highest ratings of the season. It was called "Requium."
-
And after I watched "Requium," I went back and listened to the audio commentary with Mark Harmon and the writer of the episode. Started off very slowly. I thought they were just going to watch the show, but they finally started talking more consistently.
-
DR MattH - This may have been asked before, but...
If you happen to get a box set of a TV series that you already watched "religiously" during it's original broadcast - say, even took notes - would it be possible for you just to skim through the DVDs to get a general idea of the look of the DVDs? -And then just watch the bonus features and extras?
-
I haven't figured out how to end my birthday evening (since neither td or Kerry are here). Should I watch something light and trivial such as one of Basil Rathbone SHERLOCK HOLMES box set; or should I concentrate on something deeper, such as 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH?
Oh well, maybe I will just watch the Mariners game and then go to sleep.
-
Jrand, thanks for the nice comments about Scent Of Mystery. I had so much fun writing the notes, and Doug Haverty did a wonderful job on the booklet (working with various materials I gave him, such as the original souvenir booklet).
For those who may have been on the fence about it, get it now while the gettin's good.
-
Back from La La's. I tried something new rather than the usual half chicken I get. I had a double chicken breast with carmelized onions and garlic on top, and a tiny salad with very light dressing. The chicken breasts were very, very thin and nice-sized, but I have to believe the calorie count on the meal was well under 1500, although I'm quite full at this moment. I'll definitely be having that again.
-
And now, back to Pete Kelly's Blues.
-
If you were here, you could come to La La's.
If I was there, I would gladly go.
I enjoyed MURDER AT THE GROVE. I read it a couple days ago. I haven't posted a reveiw yet, but I will
-
Has anyone called Danise yet?
-
PAGE EIGHT MOSHE'S FALAFEL DANCE!![/color]
-
If I was there, I would gladly go.
I enjoyed MURDER AT THE GROVE. I read it a couple days ago. I haven't posted a reveiw yet, but I will
I'll look forward to it, as always.
-
Has anyone called Danise yet?
I was just wondering about that too since they just showed the weather on the news... :-\
-
I was just wondering about that too since they just showed the weather on the news... :-\
I think this is the longest she has gone without posting.
-
Great pics, DR JOSE....and DR CILLA LIZ has some lovely kitty pics in her Facebook album.
They are the same pics I've posted here in the past
-
Shocker in the diving competition, unless of course it was taped and you already know all about it.
It was very exciting!!
-
PAGE EIGHT GUAVA AND TARO ROOT ICE CREAM DANCE!!!!
YUMMMMMM!!!!
-
Stars are best for gambling on Aug 29-31
Hmmm., We have a riverboat casino in town. I've been there once in 7 years. I've been thinking it would be fun to play some slots... and I'll have to remember to buy a lottery ticket on those days
-
PAGE EIGHT MOSHE'S FALAFEL DANCE!![/color]
Is that the falafel you were pondering?
-
Is that the falafel you were pondering?
Indeed it was. ;)
-
I love the way the high jumpers yell when they clear it
-
I would like to see Olympic coverage bloopers when the sportscasters were learning to pronounce all the names of the different athletes. They had to have practiced, they are too comfortable with all of them
-
The weather is beautiful. I've had the windows open all day
-
Thank you all again for the wonderful birthday greetings. They really made my day. :-*
'night!
-
I think I need to look for my ice cream maker. Then I could experiment with some unusual flavors.
-
Sleep well TCB....you are a year older you know ;)
-
I would like to see Olympic coverage bloopers when the sportscasters were learning to pronounce all the names of the different athletes. They had to have practiced, they are too comfortable with all of them
Well... Too bad Barack Obama and Joseph Biden could not have "practiced" earlier today. ;)
-
I can't get it through my brain that tomorrow is Sunday. Not sure why. I keep thinking I need to go to work in the morning.
-
DR MattH - This may have been asked before, but...
If you happen to get a box set of a TV series that you already watched "religiously" during it's original broadcast - say, even took notes - would it be possible for you just to skim through the DVDs to get a general idea of the look of the DVDs? -And then just watch the bonus features and extras?
No, I watch everything again for the simple reason that if there are sound or video issues anywhere in the episodes, I couldn't report faithfully if I didn't watch everything again. I know other reviewers just sample these box sets and admit that they watch only one or two episodes per disc, but I watch everything.
-
No, I watch everything again for the simple reason that if there are sound or video issues anywhere in the episodes, I couldn't report faithfully if I didn't watch everything again. I know other reviewers just sample these box sets and admit that they watch only one or two episodes per disc, but I watch everything.
That's admirable, especially if there is one you weren't particularly fond of the first time
-
And now, I'm on my way to bed.
Good night!
-
I gotta tell you.
-
Why I oughta...
-
So tell me
-
That's admirable, especially if there is one you weren't particularly fond of the first time
I do have to grit my teeth with some of the shows I have to watch, but most network series are professionally done, even if it's not quite down my alley. It's the cable stuff like A SHOT OF LOVE or COLLEGE HILL INTERNS that make me cringe.
Now, I'll be the first to admit that it's MUCH easier to review these when you've already seen the shows before. When I finish NCIS, I'll start on THE SHIELD, and I devoured all 10 episodes in that set when they were aired originally, so it's much easier to follow something when you're hitting it for the second or third time.
-
And now I'm REALLY going!
;D
-
I'm tired, but am enjoying Pete Kelly's Blues. I don't think I'll be able to watch another movie tonight, but, then again, you never know.
-
OK... Me time bed.
Goodnight.
-
Welcome twelve GUESTS. Everyone has WUSSBURGERED but us.
-
At long last page nine.
-
I ended up not watching.......
(http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0006467DO.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)
...but instead watched a nifty Bollywood murder mystery from 1967...
(http://www.thehotspotonline.com/eyecandy/60s/082b.JPG)
-
I watched YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, the Mel Brooks movie.
-
I watched YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, the Mel Brooks movie.
Speaking of Madeline Kahn...right this very minute, I'm copying a videotape of Scrambled Feet, starring Madeline to my DVD burner! I copied the video from a rental that a friend of mine rented from a place in Seattle. It was a very good original and the copy that I made is very good, also. Madeline Kahn's great. The show is fun, not hysterically funny, but good. ;)
-
But I'm certainly glad I have it...even a copy!! ;D
-
I just flew in from Fresno, and boy, are my arms tired.
-
I wish I had taken my camera along. We flew over the most awesomely beautiful clouds. Then we flew along the Las Vegas Strip, turned at the Stratosphere (not much over the top of it), and flew parallel to the Strip to the airport to land. I resisted all the slot machines in the airport until we made our connection to Phoenix.