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Well, you've read the notes, the notes had commas, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently speaking to me of cowmas.
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And the word of the day is: RHADAMANTHINE!
Smoke on your pipe and put that in.
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Welcome twelve GUESTS. Why don't you all get off your collective ASSES and post something.
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Make that fourteen ASSES - uh, GUESTS.
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I don't mean that the fourteen GUESTS are ASSES, just that they should get their fourteen collective ASSES in here.
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Make that eighteen GUESTS. Surely one of you can get your ASS in here.
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You watch your phraseology.
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You watch your phraseology.
Too late.
;)
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I just realized that I made a mistake in my previous post because of the darned cat, so I had to fix it.
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I'm sitting here at my computer, (here's a comma!) and my cat has snuggled herself onto my left arm. Fortunately, I can hold her with only one arm and type with the hand attached to my other arm...slowly, but I can do it. :)
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So, I'm off to bed. Good night any and all guests.
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***SAFE & EASY TRAVEL VIBES***[/size][/color]
for DR Cillaliz!!![/size][/color]
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Great pictures last night, DR JoseSPiano - thanks for sharing! :)
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TOD:
My name is David, and I'm a HHW addict.
:P
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So the cabaret benefit that I participated in last year is coming up. Last year I sang a Nelson Eddy/Jeannette MacDonald medley. [The theme was "songs from the movies."]
This year, the theme is "Sondheim." Yesterday, a mezzo [whom I adore] asked me if I'd like to perform "Move On" from Sunday with her. I didn't even have to think for a second before I said yes!
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Netiquette question:
Is it considered rude to send a Facebook friend request without any note or comment included? Does it make a difference how well you know the person, or how well they know you? Or how long it's been since you last communicated with them?
Just curious what DRs think...
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THE CHEESE STANDS ALONE.
(http://www.wisconsincheesemart.com/images/3006-Cheese-Wedge-web.jpg)
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Good morning, all! I'm pondering my day, but I suspect that after my walk, I will be back to Victor Herbert for some time, either BABES IN TOYLAND or LADY OF THE SLIPPER. I have one last set of notes to write on THE LADY and I have libretto proofs to do for BABES. The Moross score is a huge one so that's still on my desk as well.
DR Kerry, I worked on the BABES IN ARMS recordng you asked about; it was for New World Records. I think the booklet credits me as an editor.
I've been hanging around HHW since early 2004; in September or October 2003 I was helping Liz Callaway with her concert library and I asked her if she'd heard from Bruce. She told me he had a site, which I didn't know, and I looked it up and sent him an email; we'd pretty much lost touch with each other after Brent Barrett's Lerner recording, which I'd turned down because of schedules. BK sent me an email back asking if I'd do an interview for HHW and I agreed. Et voila!
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Thursday morning greetings! As I walked to the staff entrance here at the library, a peregrine falcon swooped across the parking lot and perched in one of the nearby trees. I watched him for a couple of minutes until he flew low across the park behind our building. What a magnificent sight!
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TOD - In early October of 2004, when I was in NYC for a work conference, DR Elmore told me about this site. I lurked for a while, until DR JRand posted a picture and asked who knew the woman's identity. Knowing the answer, I registered, ID'd Nancy Dickerson, and the rest is history.
The funniest thing is that during that NYC visit, DR Elmore kept telling me about his friend Jane who was also in town. I thought she was someone he'd known in college or professionally for a long time, but it turns out that it was our very own DR Jane. She and I didn't actually meet, face-to-face, until a year later.
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TOD:
In late February of 2007 I saw a post from bk over on All That Chat inviting all and sundried to the Fabulous Oscar Bash over here at HHW. I came here and lurked for about a week, then decided to register and join in - which I did on 1-March-07, and never looked back! :)
I met DR JoseSPiano shortly thereafter, as he was working up here in Connecticut at the time. And it turned out that I owned practically all of the CDs bk had produced over the years, and I had enjoyed his column over at Sondheim.com - without knowing that it was bk. I have since met many more DRs, online and in person, and thank my lucky stars for finding this lovely little corner of the Internets.
That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it.
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I started doing the HHW trivia question for quite a while so really knew about the daily notes for a while before discovering the fun of the postings. Then, one day, BK mentioned that something related to the trivia question that week was corrected in the postings, so I investigated the postings, and I've been hooked ever since (a Strouse-and-Adams Applause reference). Contrary to what some have mentioned over the years, my joining HHW had nothing to do with the timing of the Last Starfighter cast album being on Kritzerland, just when I found that clues to the trivia might be in these posts which I had never really been aware of previously
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Because I so enjoyed B.D. Wong's writing on the Herringbone blog that DR FJL kindly linked us to, I sought out and am really enjoying the following:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41KYRDYVREL._SL500_BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg)
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I do not understand the shipping thoughts of Amazon.com at all; UPS just brought me the second season of UGLY BETTY, but i usually get packages from the US Postal service.
I've worked on some notes, taken my meds, and now I'm off for a walk.
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Watching and listening to the Reading of the Names right now...
It still hurts for everyone.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And, yes, when I turned on the TV a little while ago, well...
Always Remember. Never Forget.
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I just realized that I made a mistake in my previous post because of the darned cat, so I had to fix it.
Neutered or spayed?
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Netiquette question:
Is it considered rude to send a Facebook friend request without any note or comment included? Does it make a difference how well you know the person, or how well they know you? Or how long it's been since you last communicated with them?
Just curious what DRs think...
I recently sent a "friend request" to composer (extraordinare) John Morris. Usually, such folks' Facebook pages are "fan pages", but his was a personal page. I pondered the same question and asked myself what in blazes he'd make of my request.
I told him I'd been a fan of his work for three decades and would be honored to be included in his Facebook family.
That was all. Less than 12 hours later I'd been added to his group of friends.
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Good morning!
We're supposed to have rain all day today (we certainly got some last night), and it's gray out right now and rather bleak looking. The high today is supposed to be 77, so that means I won't turn the A/C on at all today.
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On TV tonight:
BURN NOTICE!!!
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I've told this story before, but I'll repeat it. I was referred to HHW by Broadway writer/critic Ken Mandelbaum. I had enjoyed bk's recordings on his various labels for years, and in one of Ken's articles, he mentioned that Bruce was no longer with that last unmentionable company. I wrote him an e-mail asking if he knew where bk had landed, and he directed me here.
I came in during the last weeks/months of the old format. I have NO IDEA how long ago that was, but I do feel like an "old timer" here since I transitioned from the old text-only format to this newer, sleeker, more fun format.
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I watched the first disc in the Ultimate Collectors Edition of "How the West Was Won" last night.
The good news is that this film has never looked better on home video. This DVD is head-and-shoulders above every version I've seen outside of a theater.
I was surprised, however, to discover several bits of dirt in the opening shot of mountains and soon realized these spots were on the camera lens. They remained stable while the video kept moving. At first, I wondered if my plasma HDTV had suddenly developed acne...but No! When the scene changed, the spots were gone.
It's also interesting to note that although the seams are gone, there are telltale color variations in the three panels. The middle panel's colors are generally more saturated while the left and right panels are a bit lighter. It's prominent only when there is blue sky.
I cannot argue BK's comments at all about what might have been done. I think those color issues "could have been" corrected digitally, but I'm not at all unhappy with what I have seen.
The sound on my system was wonderful.....BUT, I'll admit, there are places where Newman's score should just "pop" and doesn't...primarily the scene where the raft is cut loose and splashed into the river.
Laters....
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I found this "little corner of the Internet" when I started working with BK over a year ago and he told me about it.
:)
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Page Two "King of the Forest" Dance!!!
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I had the most peculiar and vivid dream early this morning--a radio station was having a sort of karaoke contest and was asking people to sing Rick Astley's "Cry for Help." I went to the station and when it was my turn to sing, I couldn't remember the lyric. Isn't that most peculiar (and vivid)?
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Now, Ken Mandelbaum directed me here. Here's the big question:
Where is HE now? Since leaving Broadway.com, I have read nothing from him on the internet. I know a lot of people did not like him for various reasons, but I always enjoyed his writing and would love to continue reading what he has to say about Broadway past and present. Does anyone know anything?
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Today I'll be working of THE LOVE GURU in the afternoon and likely early evening since the disc does appear to have a fair amount of bonus material.
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However, I DO plan to watch the Blu-ray Smilebox edition of HOW THE WEST WAS WON if my disc arrives from Amazon today as I'm hoping.
That means I won't get to see BURN NOTICE until tomorrow or sometime this weekend most likely.
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I like Ken, too. He was most interested in this apparently big budget, fully orchestrated demo of "Darling of the Day" I came across at BK's former favorite haunt A-1 Record Finders on Melrose. WEHT Brian at A-1, BK?
BK himself emailed me to tell me of this here site. We had been emailing off and on since "meeting" on the late and not at all lamented RATM (now RATN, with the "N" being the first initial of its only poster's surname, LOL).
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I am madly trying to get through the Busby Berkeley boxed set. Having to endure Dick Powell is making that rather difficult, since he's the star of most of the films. ;) I watched several W&G episodes last night. I know a lot of people don't like the show, and it certainly had faded from its heyday, but can Karen & Jack still make me LOL with great regularity. Also watched a couple of Cybill episodes--again, it's the supporting players who make this show work, mostly Baranski, who's hilarious. I had forgotten that a young and almost anemic looking Alicia Witt (from L&O) was the younger daughter.
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DR JRand and former DR DenMother kept telling me about this here sight, and one day I just popped in and never left. This was in early 2002.
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Wow! Since I was responsible for bringing JR here, I guess that means I brought MB, too. Talk about unintended consequences. ;)
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Every time this comes up, I can never really remember just exactly how or why I came to this site. I just started posting one day, and, well, the rest is history. However...
I just searched the Archives, and it was interesting to note those periods of time where I was "errant and truant" from anywhere to a few days to a few months. I started clicking on some of the Daily Discussion links that still had "NEW" by them, and, sure enough, they were new to me. I had forgotten(?) that even though I had posted on the old "brown" board, it took me a few weeks to post on the new "blue" board. I think that must have coincided a production I was working on.
It was also fun seeing the names and faces of some former DRs including the "original" DR RonPulliam. ;)
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On tv tonight here:
BIG BROTHER 10.
And the premiere of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA (which i am looking forward to).
Btw, i don't know that anyone here would love this type of show, but i watched the first episode of the CW's PRIVILEGED and really liked it. The lead (joanna garcia from REBA is excellent in this part).
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And remember all the frantic handwringing from some when we learned that the format of HHW was to change. And some DRs actually left because of it.
The old board seems so prehistoric, now. And being able to post photos and have avatars makes things so much more fun. It is really so much cozier to be able to "see" the people you are conversing with day after day...and it makes it so much easier to remember who is who
I recall that when I first came on board I thought that Bruce Kimmel was Der Brucer! And that S. Woody White was BK's partner! LOL!
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Unintended Consequences...that is the name of my soon to be published memoirs.
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the "original" DR RonPulliam.
Oh, he's "original," all right! 8)
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And the word of the day is: RHADAMANTHINE!
Smoke on your pipe and put that in.
And The Song Of The Day Is: THE HIGHEST JUDGE OF ALL
We Are Smokin'
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Does anyone know anything?
'Tis indeed a mystery.
Someone over at All That Chat is still in touch with him by email, so we know Ken is still alive, but other than that, no idea as to where he is or what [if anything] he is doing. I miss his considered opinions, as well.
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Well, after some creative Google-ing...
09/03/2002: "OUT OF THE LOOP" (http://www.haineshisway.com/archives/00000304.html)
Well, this will be my first time posting here, so I guess I officially become a lurker now - an upgrade(?) from just a reader. ;-)
My name is Jose C. Simbulan. I am fortunate enough to make my living as a professional musician - pianist/keyboard player/musical director/conductor. I most recently had the honor of playing rehearsals for the Kennedy Center's Sondheim Celebration productions of SWEENEY TODD and A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC. Upcoming projects include EVITA for a local university, CARMEN JONES at the Kennedy Center, and SOUTH PACIFIC at Arena Stage
I work locally (D.C. and Richmond) and regionally - pick a region, any region. One of my specialties is playing auditions - I LOVE to play auditions. Each Spring and Fall I get to indulge that pleasure by playing for the Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC) auditions, and the Unified Professional Theatre Auditions (UPTA). There's nothing like playing for 200-300 in one day! -Really, I do like to do this. *I'll be in Charlotte this weekend for the Fall SETCs.
For all you singers out there: Train your pianists!
For all you pianists our there: Train your singers!
I must take this chance to thank BK for all his work on those UNSUNG MUSICALS and LOST IN BOSTON albums. Wonderful material, and they've provided many an opportunity for me to work on my transcription skills as singers have requested material from those albums for auditions, cabarets, etc. *I was always hoping some publishing deal could be worked out in conjunction with those albums... ah, well...
It has been a joy reading everyone's posts - not just today, but for the past couple of months - ever since I first decided to head on over to this site. Hopefully, I'll find myself fully in the loop in no time!
Keep up the great work!
*Oh, and how does one go about bolding and italicizing within the posts?
Posted by Jose C. Simbulan @ 09/04/2002 12:15 AM PST
WOW! The more things change, the more things stay the same. ;)
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DR JMK - How many episodes in the Cybill set? Does the packaging indicate what seasons they're from? Do you think they're waiting to see if this sells before just issuing the full seasons?
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*And that was one of the first - if not the first "Roll Call" days... And it makes for some fascinating reading! ;) -The internet was much more "innocent" back then. -Did we really all post our full names, first and last?
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Now, Ken Mandelbaum directed me here. Here's the big question:
Where is HE now? Since leaving Broadway.com, I have read nothing from him on the internet. I know a lot of people did not like him for various reasons, but I always enjoyed his writing and would love to continue reading what he has to say about Broadway past and present. Does anyone know anything?
i had heard a rumor that he was caught one too many times videotaping a live performance. I don't know if it's true but I wouldn't be at all surprised.
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I must head down now and get cleaned up for lunch out today. We're heading to Target after lunch, so it will be a full afternoon for me.
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DR JRand and former DR DenMother kept telling me about this here sight, and one day I just popped in and never left. This was in early 2002.
Arrest those men!
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Spoo!
WBBL.
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A friend just sent me this. I think I want it on a T-shirt!
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The old brown board -
She ain't what she used to be...
Thank you, DR JoseSPiano, for that fascinating glimpse into the past. The Hadron particle accelerator created a worm hole that took us straight to 2002! :)
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DR JMK - How many episodes in the Cybill set? Does the packaging indicate what seasons they're from? Do you think they're waiting to see if this sells before just issuing the full seasons?
My bad (I removed my first post)--there's no indication which seasons they come from. My hunch is, yes, it's a "test release," but whether they'll release full seasons is anyone's guess. It's not a typical big studio release--it's from Carsey-Werner's own label, which is kind of interesting.
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And for those "completists" out there...
If you start at this link:
http://www.haineshisway.com/archives/00000002.html
11/09/2001: "Welcome" (http://www.haineshisway.com/archives/00000002.html)
You can start reading HHW from the very beginning. -Then just increase the number of the archive by one (1) to go to the next day.
http://www.haineshisway.com/archives/00000003.html
http://www.haineshisway.com/archives/00000004.html
http://www.haineshisway.com/archives/00000005.html
etc., etc., etc.
Until you get to:
http://www.haineshisway.com/archives/00000710.html
10/18/2003: "SOMETHING IS STIRRING" (http://www.haineshisway.com/archives/00000002.html)
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Thanks, DR JMK!
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*Oh, there was also this link:
http://www.haineshisway.com/archives/00000000.html
-But it was just a Test Link/Page.
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And for those "completists" out there...
If you start at this link:
http://www.haineshisway.com/archives/00000002.html
11/09/2001: "Welcome" (http://www.haineshisway.com/archives/00000002.html)
You can start reading HHW from the very beginning.
OK! If I'm E&T, it's because I have a little bit of ketchuping to do...
;)
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OK! If I'm E&T, it's because I have a little bit of ketchuping to do...
;)
Well, DUH!
;)
*I was actually afraid to post those for you. ;D Can you download them to your Kindle?
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My goodness, I slept till nine today. Amazing! It's very overcast outside and looks a little chilly. So, I guess I'll be getting a late start on the jog and I'm jiggy with that. In fact, it will be a jiggy jog.
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A friend just sent me this. I think I want it on a T-shirt!
;D
I was going to comment, but I think I'm already on Homeland Security's watch list... :P
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I'm very much enjoying today's postings.
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In fact, it will be a jiggy jog.
Film at 11:00...
:)
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I've got a doctor appointment today, mainly to see if the doctor wants to change my medication for my gout (almost a Ben Franklin in 1776 reference)
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I remember the fear when we implemented the new board and I do have a vague memory of a couple of people actually leaving because of it. I liked the old way of posting until we made the switch. I knew instantly that this was much, much better. Some may not remember why we did the switch, but it had nothing to do with technology and being with it - it had to do with a person who was stalking someone and posting under a whole slew of names (one didn't need to register then to post), posting terrible things, and having the new board gave me complete control and the ability to ban someone. Since then, it's only happened twice, where someone came on purposely trying to disrupt things - same person, two names, someone who followed me to almost every site on which I was posting. I banned them, which meant they could not reregister from the same computer, so they did go to some trouble the second time.
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Film at 11:00...
:)
I recently told an aspiring young filmmaker that if he wanted to make a comedy film that would have audiences roaring and would win all sorts of awards, all he had to do was film me jogging. No dialogue - just me, and maybe some background music. Hilarious, I'm telling you.
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These modern artists are so wacky!
(http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/yyy/00000adogs.jpg)
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THAT'S art!
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I have finally caught up!
I just finished working with the pilot of a new TNT series called TRUST ME (formerly called TRUTH IN ADVERTISING, a title I liked better.) It starts Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanaugh. I liked it very much, and the pilot features a very intense Jason O'Mara, last seen on THE CLOSER as Bill Kroelick.
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Hi, DR Edisaurus! I was just making plans to visit your museum!
(http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/wow/jurassic_front.jpg)
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TOD, I wrote BK you while he was at Varese Sarabande after noticing that most of my favorite CD's had maroon spines withh white lettering. I then noticed that A Bruce Kimmel produced most of the CD's. I kept up through the record label that dare not speak its name, some of the friends there (including DR Laura and many of you here) and found my way here. I ended up finding and reading the "One from Column A" series more or less after the fact. I guess you're not going to get rid of me.
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THAT'S art!
Your comment reminds me of years ago when I forwarded you the receipt for my PO Box--I hadn't noticed when I got it that the postal worker who signed it was, yep, you guessed it, "G. Haines." You wrote back, "now THAT'S comedy." :)
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TNT did a fun promotion for RAISING THE BAR. It premiered on Labor Day, and in Atlanta, the toll gates for HWY 400 (the only toll highway) had RAISING THE BAR signs on the gate arms. That day, driving had the tab for the toll picked up by TNT, so they got a free raising of the bar!
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LOL! I just told my brother that I don't see a doctor, I got to a paleantologist!
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I got here when I was working on the credits for SACCO AND VANZETTI and trying to figure out how to credit musicians who did their own arrangements of solo piano pieces. Since I'd worked with Grant Geissman on my last film, I looked him up to see how he was listed, and noticed he had done music for a TFNM documentary. That reminded me of the film, which I hadn't seen in many years, which caused me to look up its director, and here I am. I lurked for a day or two, but once I appeared, people were so friendly that I stayed. (I had also recently left the Randy Newman group after wading through too many flame wars by a repeat offender.) That was two years ago next week. How time flies!
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they got a free raising of the bar!
[insert viagra joke here :-X ]
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A friend just sent me this. I think I want it on a T-shirt!
The picture is a phowshopped fraud that even CNN was to dumb to spot!
(http://gawker.com/assets/images/gawker/2008/09/SafariScreenSnapz002-16.jpg)
How to:
(http://www.wowowow.com/files/imagecache/600x400/files/slideshow/2008_0903_sarah5.jpg)
der Brucer
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Dayton's editorial cartoonist Mike Peters' take on the book banning story (http://www.daytondailynews.com/o/content/oh/index/opinions/mike-peters/cartoons/)
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Good day one and all!!!
I do have to say this is one of my favorite places to visit when I can... Friendly chat, banter and a wide assortment of amusements. I never fail to have a smile on my face after coming here!
Thanks!
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;D
I was going to comment, but I think I'm already on Homeland Security's watch list... :P
Yes, I'm kept busy with daily annotations.
der Brucer
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It is amazing what can be done with photoshop and other programs
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Yes, I'm kept busy with daily annotations.
;D
That's OK. Those cameras, across the street from your front door? Guess who's the subject of Michael Moore's next documentary exposé? ;)
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Thursday morning greetings! As I walked to the staff entrance here at the library, a peregrine falcon swooped across the parking lot and perched in one of the nearby trees. I watched him for a couple of minutes until he flew low across the park behind our building. What a magnificent sight!
They are truly a magnificent sight.
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TOD: I used to read the notes at the label which shan't be mentioned until it suddenly ended. I found this site shortly after it began and have been around ever since.
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They are truly a magnificent sight.
Oh....for a second I thought you were talking about the Palin photo. :o
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I have finally caught up!
I just finished working with the pilot of a new TNT series called TRUST ME (formerly called TRUTH IN ADVERTISING, a title I liked better.) It starts Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanaugh. I liked it very much, and the pilot features a very intense Jason O'Mara, last seen on THE CLOSER as Bill Kroelick.
Well, as I noted at the time, the trailer for it was shown on the CLOSER on Aug 18 - and they called it TRUTH IN ADVERTISING!
der Brucer
Will be glad to see "Just Plain Bill"
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As DR JMK has previously posted, it was HE who brought me to HHW when we were on the OLD board.
It was interesting because Judy Garland, Ethel Merman, and a host of other dead celebrities could be found making comments there.....they are pretty quiet here.
I didn't lurk at all, but immediately brought my boring and pretentious comments into the forum, where they remain until this very day.
I did recommend HHW to DR MBARNUM, who fits in perfectly with the crew.
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I stumbled upon HHW after getting a "google alert" on Matthew Ashford. It was something on playbill and he was doing a play called Deceit written by Bruce Kimmel.
BEing the night owl I am, I became more curious as to who this Mr. Kimmel was and did a bit of searching on IMDB and on the web. I stumbled upon this site and started reading some of the notes and noted in the back of my mind that the was a rather chatty group. I applied for membership to post a comment. I believe it was in January 2006. If I recall reading that Ben was in the British Isles and Bruce had just cast the play. I do recall having a lovely chat with RLP, Jane and Laura among the first posts I made. I also recall a lively conversation with Rodzinski.
THere have been times I have not felt as knowledgeable on some topics and have kept quiet but ti has been fun to learn and use what i have learn to greater appreciate people and cinema.
I have also had the great pleasure of meeting a member of the HHW. She is a very delightful person and we have a lovely afternoon.
I now prefer to post here ....
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;D
That's OK. Those cameras, across the street from your front door? Guess who's the subject of Michael Moore's next documentary exposé? ;)
Wish him luck! (Sadly) my exposé days are over.
der Brucer
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It is amazing what can be done with photoshop and other programs
And THAT's what comes from men and women dancing!
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And, yes, when I turned on the TV a little while ago, well...
Always Remember. Never Forget.
never will....
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I recently sent a "friend request" to composer (extraordinare) John Morris. Usually, such folks' Facebook pages are "fan pages", but his was a personal page. I pondered the same question and asked myself what in blazes he'd make of my request.
I told him I'd been a fan of his work for three decades and would be honored to be included in his Facebook family.
That was all. Less than 12 hours later I'd been added to his group of friends.
There are a couple of actors I have seen also but I am too nervous to ask them. Ron, you are on facebook also?
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These modern artists are so wacky!
(http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/yyy/00000adogs.jpg)
Well, this should generate a "spay & neuter" post from DR Jane!
der Brucer
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GRRRRRRRRRRR.....I purchased and installed Roxio to burn CD's but it won't open. I get an error that says:
Uninstall Sonic UDF - which I can't find anywhere on my system...>GRRRRRRRRRRR
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Well, this should generate a "spay & neuter" post from DR Jane!
der Brucer
Or Spray and Neuter anyway. 8)
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Oh....for a second I thought you were talking about the Palin photo. :o
LOL Jrand!
FArgo has had peregrines nesting here for a number of years...
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Wish him luck! (Sadly) my exposé days are over.
der Brucer
Just remember: PhotoShop.
;)
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I got here when I was working on the credits for SACCO AND VANZETTI and trying to figure out how to credit musicians who did their own arrangements of solo piano pieces. Since I'd worked with Grant Geissman on my last film, I looked him up to see how he was listed, and noticed he had done music for a TFNM documentary. That reminded me of the film, which I hadn't seen in many years, which caused me to look up its director, and here I am. I lurked for a day or two, but once I appeared, people were so friendly that I stayed. (I had also recently left the Randy Newman group after wading through too many flame wars by a repeat offender.) That was two years ago next week. How time flies!
I can understand flame wars. I left and was banned from a board because certain group of people did not approve of this board. I am not sorry that I defended people for their lifestyles and they dont like it that is their problem. Sadly a number of individuals who sided with me were also banned because of me fighting back.
I rather post anyway with this group.
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Good Afternoon!
Well, it's another unseasonably cool afternoon here in NYC. And, as has been my routine lately, I've spent way too much time inside and online today. However, since I ended up getting booked solid next week after a phone call I got yesterday afternoon, I did need to take care of some emails and phone calls. -And even a bit of blogging. ;)
So.. I really should get off my duff, and out and about.
Laters...
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DearReaderLaura DR is buying her plane tickets as we post...
Jim Caruso's Cast Party in association with Theatermania.com and producer Andy Sandberg will present WING AT BIRDLAND, a one night only presentation of this international recording and internet sensation at New York’s premier concert venue.
The Hong Kong native and “Asian sensation” will make her New York debut (her second U.S. appearance) as part of the Broadway at Birdland series on October 20th, at 9:30PM.
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OH!
As for "that" photo of Sarah Palin... Did people really think that was really her?!?!?!?
*Although, maybe my "PhotoShop" eye is a bit sharper after years of "training". ;)
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OH!
As for "that" photo of Sarah Palin... Did people really think that was really her?!?!?!?
Lola Ogunnaike, entertainment reporter for CNN's American Morning sure did!
der Brucer
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..my duff...
Hilary or Howard?
der Brucer
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In someways it does not surprise me that CNN was duped
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ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,420095,00.html)
KILLER CABS? LAWSUIT CLAIMS HYBRID TAXIS ARE UNSAFE
NEW YORK — Taxi operators have sued the city over new rules requiring all yellow cabs to go green, saying safety will be jeopardized because cars operating on a mix of gasoline and electric power weren't designed for commercial use.
The lawsuit was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, weeks before an Oct. 1 deadline requiring new cabs to get 25 miles per gallon. It asked a federal judge to strike down the city requirement.
It claims that fuel-efficient vehicles were not built to withstand the pounding that city taxi cabs endure or to be operated as part of commercial fleets.
Gee the City Of Long Beach, CA has been operating a fleet of fuel-efficient vehicles (CNG) for years, with no problems - and nothing takes a pounding like a garbage truck working industrial alleys.!
Sounds like the cabbies are in the pocket of the oil producers!
der Brucer
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OH!
As for "that" photo of Sarah Palin... Did people really think that was really her?!?!?!?
*Although, maybe my "PhotoShop" eye is a bit sharper after years of "training". ;)
I knew it was a fraud when I posted it; doesn't mean I don't think it reflects her personality. There's an interesting Dan Savage commnet about her and her daughter in his column in today's VILLAGE VOICE.
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I just returned from an upstairs meeting room in which about 20 staff members were test-driving the new wireless laptop lab. We didn't crash the system, even when all of us went to different YouTube clips.
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I, too, knew the photo wasn't real instantly. Did this idiot from CNN acknowledge and apologize for her error? Usually, idiots like her make the mistake then slink away and never acknowledge or apologize - she's everything that's wrong with "news" reportage today, and frankly, she should be fired instantly.
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Back from a surprisingly pleasant long jog - that's what happens when there's a million things rolling around in the windmills of your mind.
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Welcome fourteen GUESTS.
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I just returned from an upstairs meeting room in which about 20 staff members were test-driving the new wireless laptop lab. We didn't crash the system, even when all of us went to different YouTube clips.
Surely students using the resources for term papers, etc, wouldn't be accessing YouTube! I mean, this is the Public Library - a citadel of erudition!
der Brucer
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I am hungry.
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You lucky lucky people in New York. I hope you all go to see WING.
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Surely students using the resources for term papers, etc, wouldn't be accessing YouTube! I mean, this is the Public Library - a citadel of erudition!
der Brucer
Right, DR der Brucer...
This wireless lab will be used to teach computer skills to the thousands our geniuses think are out there needing them. The test today was designed to try to crash the system.
I will be long gone from here before this curriculum is running full tilt. Thank goodness.
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WING is in NYC?
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Netiquette question:
Is it considered rude to send a Facebook friend request without any note or comment included? Does it make a difference how well you know the person, or how well they know you? Or how long it's been since you last communicated with them?
Just curious what DRs think...
Hmm... I'm also wondering if it is rude to accept without a comment.
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Surely students using the resources for term papers, etc, wouldn't be accessing YouTube! I mean, this is the Public Library - a citadel of erudition!
der Brucer
Surprisingly, Youtube is used a lot by college students...
Especially those in media studies and sociology...
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If it is a celebrity I can sometimes understand if they dont accept but courtesy would be appreciated.
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Jane, your picture sherlock on facebook is adorable. He is a beautiful boy!
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I had a weird dream last night.... I was trying to figure out why derBrucer, singdaw and Jrand were stuck in teh elevator... THey were singing
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WING is in NYC?
Or soon will be! :D
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Extra room on this fire escape for DR MBarnum and his whole clan!
(http://www.we-make-money-not-art.com/wow/0aabaumarausuu.jpg)
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... They were singing
99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall?? :)
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WING is in NYC?
See post 104. Or was it 109? It was one of Singdaw's.
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TOD - In early October of 2004, when I was in NYC for a work conference, DR Elmore told me about this site. I lurked for a while, until DR JRand posted a picture and asked who knew the woman's identity. Knowing the answer, I registered, ID'd Nancy Dickerson, and the rest is history.
The funniest thing is that during that NYC visit, DR Elmore kept telling me about his friend Jane who was also in town. I thought she was someone he'd known in college or professionally for a long time, but it turns out that it was our very own DR Jane. She and I didn't actually meet, face-to-face, until a year later.
I kicked myself later for holding back on the suggestion we all get together. It was the first time I had met DR elmore & figured he wanted alone time with each of us.
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It was one of Singdaw's.
I claim no responsibility whatsoever. 8)
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I'm warning ya right now. When I get to meet Sherlock, I'm gonna be down on the ground rolling around with him! :)
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Singdaw and Jane, if you ever get to meet Laura, she is a delightful person....
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DR Jose, I enjoyed the photos, especially the one of you with your birthday cake.
DR DerBrucer, thank you for the photo of the “new” Santa Monica mall. When we were in L.A. we stopped in the area and wondered what was going up. I never liked the old mall, this should be much nicer.
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99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall?? :)
It could have been... I did not recognize the language :)
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I've been e-mailing and e-mailing and e-mailing. And just got a really nice store order for Evening Primrose, so that won't be around much longer.
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Dayton's editorial cartoonist Mike Peters' take on the book banning story (http://www.daytondailynews.com/o/content/oh/index/opinions/mike-peters/cartoons/)
I didn't expect the cartoon to represent a story that has been proven false.
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DR Ginny, your bird story for the day is much better than ours. Ours is rather gross.
A bird flew into the open driver’s side of the window & smashed into the back window, splattering blood everywhere. We aren’t sure if the bird hit Sherlock before hitting the window. He was very upset, not that we weren’t. We quickly stopped to get the bird out of there before he got to it. I then sat in the back seat, away from the blood, & gave Sherlock the front seat for short distance left to drive home. Good thing it was short cuz Sherlock ended up sitting backwards in the seat, obviously confused & uncomfortable. Once we returned home I had to scrub the back seat & window, and then we cleaned Sherlock.
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As for "that" photo of Sarah Palin... Did people really think that was really her?!?!?!?
Does anybody think a practiced big-game hunter and an NRA member would pose with a BB-gun?
der Brucer
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I didn't expect the cartoon to represent a story that has been proven false.
DR Jane - while the list has been deemed bogus, the professional library press has been reporting that there was some contention between the local librarian and the then newly-elected mayor of Wasila. I suspect the librarian was too vociferous in her support of Palin's opponent (which is never prudent for a public employee). When Richard was a public school teacher, we'd never put campaign signs in our yard for school board candidates, even when they were personal friends.
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Jane, your picture sherlock on facebook is adorable. He is a beautiful boy!
Thank you. That is one of my favorite photos of him.
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I'm warning ya right now. When I get to meet Sherlock, I'm gonna be down on the ground rolling around with him! :)
Shucks, you say that about all the guys.
der Brucer
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DR Ginny, your bird story for the day is much better than ours. Ours is rather gross.
Oh, DR Jane, I hope Sherlock and you and Keith are OK - it sounds pretty frightening.
One of the young librarians in our department saw my comment on Facebook pointed out that our library parking lot is full of fat, slow-moving squirrels. So, my story could have had a "circle of life" quality to it, too.
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DR Jane - while the list has been deemed bogus, the professional library press has been reporting that there was some contention between the local librarian and the then newly-elected mayor of Wasila. I suspect the librarian was too vociferous in her support of Palin's opponent (which is never prudent for a public employee). When Richard was a public school teacher, we'd never put campaign signs in our yard for school board candidates, even when they were personal friends.
Interesting, thank you for the explanation.
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As is DakotaCelt.
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Thanks DR Ginny. It happened too quickly to be frightening. I saw the bird heading for Keith's window and didn't have time to warn him. At first we felt very sorry for the bird, then realized Sherlock was getting interested. I quickly got him out of the car, shook out his blanket, bird & all, before putting him back into the back seat. It was then that I realized the mess all over & had to get quickly get him out of there again.
It was scary, sad, disgusting, and if you were watching from afar might have been funny.
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Songs for the Elevator.....that is my new spiral songbook!
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Off to study the venue for Sunday's party....measurements and all....doncha know.
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I'm warning ya right now. When I get to meet Sherlock, I'm gonna be down on the ground rolling around with him! :)
That's what DR Penny did when she met him. Back then he was much, much smaller & finally decided she was a big puppy to play with. ;D
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It's still pleasantly cool here, too. I love it. I wish this would herald fall right now and that there would be no more hot weather this year. It won't happen, but I'm enjoying this as long as it lasts.
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I spent most of the afternoon (after we returned from Target) watching THE LOVE GURU. Humorless, desperate, obvious. I think that will suffice about its quality.
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Page Six Cowardly Lion Dance!!!
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Then, I began with the bonus features. There are a fair number of them, and I only got one done compeltely: the director of the movie talking about its making in a 9-minute feature. Naturally they all proclaim Mike Myers a comic genius. His genius must have been out to lunch the day he wrote the screenplay. (Admittedly, he's been working on this character in comedy clubs for years, but I just found all of its "guru" references to be so lame.
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I then skimmed quickly through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. No Luke and nothing in the previews either.
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I concluded my afternoon watching the next segment in last night's PROJECT RUNWAY. I'm not sure any of these are looking good at this moment. And, of course, I got furious when they took four hours away from them to go to that reception. NOT FAIR!
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Thinking about Facebook. IMHO it would be nice to send a note when requesting a new friend you don’t know, or one you haven’t communicated in a long while. Otherwise I don’t think a note is necessary. I discovered you can send a message without requesting to be their friend. I like that option.
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I did get HOW THE WEST WAS WON on Blu-ray this afternoon, so that's what I'll be watching at some point tonight. I must finish the bonus features on THE LOVE GURU first.
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DR Ginny, your bird story for the day is much better than ours. Ours is rather gross.
A bird flew into the open driver’s side of the window & smashed into the back window, splattering blood everywhere. We aren’t sure if the bird hit Sherlock before hitting the window. He was very upset, not that we weren’t. We quickly stopped to get the bird out of there before he got to it. I then sat in the back seat, away from the blood, & gave Sherlock the front seat for short distance left to drive home. Good thing it was short cuz Sherlock ended up sitting backwards in the seat, obviously confused & uncomfortable. Once we returned home I had to scrub the back seat & window, and then we cleaned Sherlock.
Wow! Tippi Hedren didn't just move to Ashland, did she?
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Wow! Tippi Hedren didn't just move to Ashland, did she?
I thought you were Tippi Hedren. since I've never seen you and her in a room at the same time.
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I'll set a happier tone for birds for the day. I've had a hummingbird spending its afternoons on my patio just sitting there and watching over me. It's not nesting; it will occasionally visit the blossoms on the Monk's Pepper Tree, but for the most part it just plumps its feathers and watches me through the window.
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Surprisingly, Youtube is used a lot by college students...
Especially those in media studies and sociology...
I just opened the August issue of Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, and found a bibliographic essay titled, "YouTube Culture and the Academic Library: A Guide to Online Open Access Educational Videos."
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Wow! Tippi Hedren didn't just move to Ashland, did she?
;D
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Nice thought DR Kerry.
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Tonight on Big Brother we should see who wins the final hoh.
And i guess for those who don't follow the live feeds, we will also see who has already won parts 1 and 2.
I really really hope things go how i want them to go and jerry gets the boot. I want dan to win, and jerry to go home tonight.
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DR JMK - How many episodes in the Cybill set? Does the packaging indicate what seasons they're from? Do you think they're waiting to see if this sells before just issuing the full seasons?
If you have a region code-free DVD player, you could get the entire series (in order) from England. But don't get the whole series in one box. It's cheaper to get the seasons separately.
I'm just sayin'.
;)
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I just opened the August issue of Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, and found a bibliographic essay titled, "YouTube Culture and the Academic Library: A Guide to Online Open Access Educational Videos."
Hubba Hubba! ;)
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I like Ken, too. He was most interested in this apparently big budget, fully orchestrated demo of "Darling of the Day" I came across at BK's former favorite haunt A-1 Record Finders on Melrose. WEHT Brian at A-1, BK?
BK himself emailed me to tell me of this here site. We had been emailing off and on since "meeting" on the late and not at all lamented RATM (now RATN, with the "N" being the first initial of its only poster's surname, LOL).
I know the answer to this question, even if Bruce has answered it. Since I'm just catching up and have stopped here, let me tell you that Brian Burney of A-1 Records has "retired", for all practical purposes.
He sold the buildings in which all A-1's records were warehoused. He rented storage in a hangar at Burbank airport. I communicated with him about a year ago when I was looking for some old MGM musical soundtracks. He was posting from poolside apparently and had some sort of tall cold one nearby. He was able to help me with a title or two, but he wasn't inclined to go rifling through the boxes in the hangar. Instead, he was more interested in selling off the entire lot.
If you ever received an e-mail from him, he still has the same e-mail address (or did a year ago).
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Hubba Hubba! ;)
LOL, DR Kerry! Would like me to send you a copy ;) ?
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I've got to do some writing now so I'm jumping off the internet and
WBBL.
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Don't jump, MattH, DON'T JUMP!
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Our agency just had its annual Town Hall Meeting. We met at Cal State University-East Bay in Hayward CA. It was a long, long, very verbal (borderline verbal diarrhea) meeting. What worked quite well last year was overdone to the nth degree this year as they had the same people trying to top themselves and all of them lacked both inventiveness and inspiration toward doing so.
I can honestly say I don't think I've ever been more bored in my life.
Sigh.
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...but for the most part it just plumps its feathers and watches me through the window.
It's an advance scout for a ravaging murder of crows which will attack at dawn!
der Brucer
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DR Ron Pulliam, sounds worse than any of my board meetings. Even the ones in Fresno.
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My bird story of the day:
I went to the sewage ponds on this glorious morning and was pleased to see that fall migration is underway.
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DR Kerry's foot should be better in time for a nice autumn walk.
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LOL, DR Kerry! Would like me to send you a copy ;) ?
Sounds pretty racy to go through the U.S. mail!!!!
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DR Kerry's foot should be better in time for a nice autumn walk.
I look forward to that! And to getting a job!
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DR Kerry's foot should be better in time for a nice autumn walk.
Of course, we don't actually have autumn here. We have two seasons: summer and not-summer.
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Of course, we don't actually have autumn here. We have two seasons: summer and not-summer.
I thought it was summer and not-quite summer.
der Brucer
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DR Kerry's foot should be better in time for a nice autumn walk.
:D
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And to getting a job!
You and DS Craig, BEST OF JOB VIBES TO YOU BOTH!!!
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Good Evening!
Greetings from MoMa! I decided to take "advantage" of the Last Chance Members Only Viewing of the Dali exhibit tonight. The doors opened at 6:30, and, boy am I glad I had my Membership Card with me: there were/are a lot of people who did not, and with only two docents at the Members Desk, well... ;)
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Hmmm... DR singdaw didn't roll on the ground with me the first time we met. ???
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;D
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I'm at work ordering some non-fiction books and the one I just ordered was this: Doctor Who-Eclectic Gypsy: An Unauthorised Biography (http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Eclectic-Gypsy-Unauthorised-Biography/dp/1894959892/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1221173731&sr=11-1), by Dave Thompson. Here's the cover:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5120xwIX9AL._SS500_.jpg)
I'll be requesting this. :D
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Come to think of it, neither did DR MBarnum.
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Come to think of it, neither did DR MBarnum.
We can't say you didn't try, though!
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Hmmm... Well, I've already sat through "Destino" twice, and taken a close up look at some of the paintings I sort of skimmed over during my past visits... And since the galleries are quite crowded now, well... I think just one more semi-quick walk-thru, and then home.
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We can't say you didn't try, though!
:-X
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"diminuitive Anna Kareninas dressed in Portuguese cups"
-Just something to ponder.
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Well, after some creative Google-ing...
09/03/2002: "OUT OF THE LOOP" (http://www.haineshisway.com/archives/00000304.html)
Well, this will be my first time posting here, so I guess I officially become a lurker now - an upgrade(?) from just a reader. ;-)
<SNIP>
WOW! The more things change, the more things stay the same. ;)
It wasn't my first post, but on the very same day that Jose wrote the above, I wrote this:
My name is George. I live in Olympia, Washington. I originally went to college to study music education (high school choir), but dropped ed. and just graduated. I now work for a library (at their administrative offices), listen to my CDs all day, host a radio show on a local community station (WEEKEND ON BROADWAY on KAOS Olympia, 89.3 FM, www.kaosradio.org ) and do community theatre when I can. I am now in rehearsals for an AIDS benefit revue called BABES WITH BIG HAIR, our one performance is on September 14th!
I've loved musicals since I was in middle school but I didn't start performing until my junior year of college. I was in the chorus of CARMEN (yes, the opera, and in English), then two years later (still in college), BRIGADOON. I've loved performing ever since.
The only time I've been to New York was in December of 1995. I went with a tour group. The very first show we saw, literally right after we got off the bus from the airport, was SWINGIN' ON A STAR. It was wonderful. I also got to see Betty Buckley in SUNSET BOULEVARD, Julie Andrews in VICTOR/VICTORIA and Avery Brooks in ROBESON and, for about four freeze-frame frames, my forehead was on the Regis and Kathy Lee show! I hope to someday go back.
Posted by George P. Dougherty @ 09/03/2002 11:29 PM PST
:)
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And here is my very first post on HHW...July 9, 2002 (http://www.haineshisway.com/archives/00000247.html):
Hello All,
I know it's late in the evening (do I get a prize for being the last post of the evening?), but this is my very first posting on this website: I am a chronic lurker and parenthetical user (I'm getting professional help). I would like to put in my two cents about the male and female non-theatrical singers...for no other reason than just because. I have been in love with the five singers of The Manhattan Transfer. Tim Hauser, Alan Paul, Janis Siegel (my favorite of the bunch), Laurel Masse (original member, left the group in 1979) and Cheryl Bentyne (in the group since 1979). Individually they each have a wonderful sense of musicianship and style, but put them together and watch out! Incredible singing. That's my two cents.
The CDs that I've been listening to lately: Elaine Stritch At Liberty (love it - listened to it twice in one day) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (like it - twice in one week).
Well, until the next time.
PS. I would like to personally thank Mr. Kimmel (and/or Mr. Bakalor) for knowing how to correctly spell "a lot," (or for at least knowing how to use a spellchecker). A website with which Mr. Kimmel is no longer affiliated, no longer spells it correctly and even the incorrect spellings aren't consistent. I've seen "allot" and "alot" a lot.
Posted by George @ 07/09/2002 11:01 PM PST
;D
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....There's an interesting Dan Savage commnet about her and her daughter in his column in today's VILLAGE VOICE.
"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" did a segment while they were at the RNC about the "choice" that the Palins are able to make. The Daily Show senior correspondents talked to republicans and pretended to not know/remember a word and tried to get the republicans to say the word "choice"...as in Sarah Palin and her daughter had the "choice" to keep the baby. It was hysterical, because almost NONE of them would say that particular word. ;D
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Hmmm... DR singdaw didn't roll on the ground with me the first time we met. ???
Did he accompany you down a secluded alleyway?
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Back from a very interesting few hours over at my pal Dave Strohmaier's house, watching the Blu-Ray of How The West Was Won, so I could better discuss it here and elsewhere. It was fascinating. He has an incredible video projector and a very big screen so I was seeing Blu-Ray for the first time and under pretty optimal conditions. Many stories were told and it was great seeing him again.
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I haven't eaten all day, so I'm about to have tuna sandwiches on rye.
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:-X
:-*
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Back from a very interesting few hours over at my pal Dave Strohmaier's house, watching the Blu-Ray of How The West Was Won, so I could better discuss it here and elsewhere. It was fascinating. He has an incredible video projector and a very big screen so I was seeing Blu-Ray for the first time and under pretty optimal conditions. Many stories were told and it was great seeing him again.
[size=8]....AND...?[/size]
...details, please.... :D
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Well, since the crowd started to thin out, I went ahead a watched "Un Chien Andalou"... Trippy, man. Trippy!
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I would have sat through "L'Age D'Or", but since that one runs 62 minutes, well...
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Did he accompany you down a secluded alleyway?
No. I accompanied him.
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My friend is going home from the hospital tomorrow!!! She sounds great! I've talked to her almost every day and it is great to hear her completely back to normal. :D
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That's such good news, Jane!
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I have a question for the tv watchers:
When does "The Office" start up with new episodes?
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Jane, that's great news!! ;D
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The Blu-Ray was very sharp - but MUCH sharper than the standard DVD? I suppose, but not as much as I would have thought. The color, however, while okay, is not what it should be - it's obvious from the first shot of the film, where the sky should be much bluer. I now know that Warners didn't bother to reference an IB Tech reel - they just can't be bothered - the same thing happened with The Searchers, and everyone, of course, thought that was the transfer to end all transfers - very sharp, yes, with color that was so yellow/brown that the gorgeous blue Technicolor skies were rendered a sickly green. Who cares how sharp something is if the color is off? People will not put up with incorrect aspect ratios, soft transfers, bad sound, but they sure will put up with off color. I suspect a lot of that is because so few people actually saw these films as they were originally released, so when something is tons sharper than any previous home vid version, that becomes the be-all and end-all. Again, the West transfer is sharp and the color is decent, but had they used one of their own IB Tech reels to time this DVD your mouth would be on the floor. Again, just look at the Search For Paradise clips in Dave's documentary - THERE are Tech skies.
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I can't really repeat the stories, but there were some real eye-openers.
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Good news about your friend, DR Jane! Continued healing vibes for her.
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My friend is going home from the hospital tomorrow!!! She sounds great! I've talked to her almost every day and it is great to hear her completely back to normal. :D
Hooray!
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Hmmm... DR singdaw didn't roll on the ground with me the first time we met. ???
Perhaps he'll make up for it the next time you see each other. He may even lick your face.
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You and DS Craig, BEST OF JOB VIBES TO YOU BOTH!!!
Your support and good vibes always make me smile. Well, and your dogs!
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I just opened the August issue of Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, and found a bibliographic essay titled, "YouTube Culture and the Academic Library: A Guide to Online Open Access Educational Videos."
A very interesting essay indeed. I hope you dont mind but I shared the article with several people I work with.
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On the History Channel and its website, they are to show the documentary, "102 Minutes" tonight. I may watch it but would probably just sob through the whole thing.
Ooh-- big storm brewing outside-- must go check and dance in the rain or at least let the wind blow through my brains!
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Yes, a HUGE haboob!
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A very interesting essay indeed. I hope you dont mind but I shared the article with several people I work with.
DR DakotaCelt - I'm glad you were able to share the info with your colleagues.
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And it's a good one!
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We are expecting thunderstorms tonight, too, so I'm going to disconnect everything and go to bed.
'night!
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Good Evening!
Well, I ended up staying for all but 15 minutes of the "Members Only" viewing tonight, and I'm glad I took a few extra minutes to do some reading, observing and absorbing.
*And I'm really wondering what the crowds will be like during the Members Only Preview Days of the incoming Van Gogh exhibit. Alas, I just got booked for some work each day next week, however, there are Members Only hours in the evening next Friday, and I'm sure I'll be rushing up to MoMA after I'm done with Peter and the Star Catchers that afternoon.
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DR Jane - Wonderful news! :)
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And it looks like my brother, Mike, and his son/my nephew, John, will be arriving at Penn Station sometime around 10:00 tomorrow night... And they will be staying here. :)
*Of course, this means that Uncle Jojo will be cleaning, cleaning, cleaning (that's THREE "cleanings") tomorrow.
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I can't really repeat the stories, but there were some real eye-openers.
Well.. We all know what that means...
They were talking about YOU[/b]!
;)
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Your support and good vibes always make me smile. Well, and your dogs!
:)
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Thanks DRs Laura, George, Ginny, elmore, and Jose.
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Yes, a HUGE haboob!
DRLaura is always talking about haboobs; it's very embarassing! :P ;)
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My first post was on November 15, 2001.
I hadn’t spoken to Bruce in awhile, so when Penny called & asked me for his phone number I decided to do a search for his new work number in case she had trouble reaching him at home. I never found a work number but I did find HHW.
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'night
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And while I was out and about, I picked up the Inaugural issue of Edible Manhattan (http://www.ediblemanhattan.com/content/). It made for some good reading on the subway ride home. However, I was already aware of most of the "finds" and "suggestions" given in the magazine. ;)
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However, I was already aware of most of the "finds" and "suggestions" given in the magazine.
Surprise, surprise! ;)
You should be writing that particular magazine! :)
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DR Jane, so very very happy to hear the good news about your friend! :D
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And now home from choir rehearsal, this tired puppy is heading for bed.
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I got very logey all of a sudden. Maybe it was watching Rodan, a very soporific film.
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All affected by 9/11 in my thoughts and prayers tonight, as well as anyone in the path of the approaching hurricane.
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Is Rodan out? ;)
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Greetings from Omaha...I worked this morning and then went home to speed clean as much as I could. I just couldn't get moving for some reason and didn't get packed and ready to go until about 7:00 PM. As I went to the car I noticed the back door was open. THAT's never happened. I thought Boo was in the livingroom, but no, as I went into the garage there she was headed toward the open garage door.
I said "Boo!" and started walking toward the door. She went around the car and started scratching at the now closed door and cried to get in. I gladly obliged her. She ran into the house and hid for awhile. Then came out and I hugged her and fed her...before leaving for a few days. I have to wonder if she didn't accidentally get out or was thrown out of wherever she lived before coming to my house. She definitely wanted back in when she realized she was out. Hope that she's got that curiousity out of her system for awhile.
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Surprise, surprise! ;)
You should be writing that particular magazine! :)
Well, after checking out the editorial information, I'm seriously considering submitting some writing and photographic samples.
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My first three posts on HHW - I found HHW after hearing the easter egg on Lost in Boston IV and having no idea who this person was singing "I Love Fish" I emailed Rupert Holmes. He told me about Bruce...I googled and ended up here, the rest is history
Re:THE BUNNY HOP
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Thanks for the welcome. I'll probably just lurk for awhile but will no doubt join in soon!
Re:THE BUNNY HOP
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I thought everyone was way too well behaved. The fun of watching the Golden Globes is someone having too much to drink and being outrageous. Didn't happen.
Re:THE BUNNY HOP
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Ok. I live in Iowa, where it is way below zero right now, but that didn't stop me from going out for a hot fudge sundae when the Globes got boring.
I'm a criminal defense lawyer, but I love music, theater and movies. I used to perform occasionally in college then community theater and singing with a local bar band, but I quit that some time ago.
Now I love being in the audience. After all "How can there be a parade without a crowd?"
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The weather service is telling people in Galveston if they don't leave they will die. Sheesh! That's a bit scary.
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Fire shut down the Chunnel. That doesn't sound good
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I had planned to get all my homework done for the institute but just got too busy with work. So, I may have to find a place to hang out in Bethesda and do some work tomorrow instead of touring. There has to be somewhere I could just plop down and write a mandamus petition
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That is great news DR Jane.
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Wow - an Omaha business man died after being attacked by honey bees.
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I've watched the first 1 hour 45 minutes of So You Think You Can Dance Canada (mary murphy is the guest judge). It is just the preliminary auditions. But one thing they are doing (which i love, and which is very different from the US version) is so far they have not shown any bad auditions.
They showed a)people who got through to the toronto finals and b)people who made it to Season One SYTYCD US Blake's choreography.
I've always hated watching the worst dancers. I don't know that they will continue this. But very enjoyable.
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Wow - an Omaha business man died after being attacked by honey bees.
:o That's freakin' scary!
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And now, it's time for me to leave.
As Jose is wont to say: Laters!
;D
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Job Vibes for DR Kerry. ~~~~~~~~~~~
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This is a part of the IKE warning from www.weather.gov
MAXIMUM WATER LEVELS FORECAST:
GULF-FACING COASTLINE WEST OF SARGENT...5 TO 8 FEET
SHORELINE OF MATAGORDA BAY...5 TO 8 FEET
GULF-FACING COASTLINE SARGENT TO HIGH ISLAND
INCLUDING GALVESTON ISLAND......12 TO 16 FEET
SHORELINE OF GALVESTON BAY...15 TO 22 FEET
LIFE THREATENING INUNDATION LIKELY!
ALL NEIGHBORHOODS...AND POSSIBLY ENTIRE COASTAL COMMUNITIES...
WILL BE INUNDATED DURING THE PERIOD OF PEAK STORM TIDE. PERSONS
NOT HEEDING EVACUATION ORDERS IN SINGLE FAMILY ONE OR TWO STORY
HOMES WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH. MANY RESIDENCES OF AVERAGE
CONSTRUCTION DIRECTLY ON THE COAST WILL BE DESTROYED. WIDESPREAD
AND DEVASTATING PERSONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS LIKELY ELSEWHERE.
VEHICLES LEFT BEHIND WILL LIKELY BE SWEPT AWAY. NUMEROUS ROADS
WILL BE SWAMPED...SOME MAY BE WASHED AWAY BY THE WATER. ENTIRE
FLOOD PRONE COASTAL COMMUNITIES WILL BE CUTOFF. WATER LEVELS MAY
EXCEED 9 FEET FOR MORE THAN A MILE INLAND. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN
MULTI-STORY FACILITIES RISK BEING CUTOFF. CONDITIONS WILL BE
WORSENED BY BATTERING WAVES. SUCH WAVES WILL EXACERBATE PROPERTY
DAMAGE...WITH MASSIVE DESTRUCTION OF HOMES...INCLUDING THOSE OF
BLOCK CONSTRUCTION. DAMAGE FROM BEACH EROSION COULD TAKE YEARS TO
REPAIR.
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I received an email from BK telling me about the blog. I had written to him to tell him I enjoy his work and was sorry to see him leave that other place. I don't think I came on the very first but sometime after that
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VIBES TO ALL IN IKE'S PATH> at least the advisories tell people to evacuate with their pets. It says if you have to go to a shelter your pet will be housed elsewhere. At least it will be housed somewhere.
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I have a wake up call for 4:30 AM, but of course I'm not sleepy.
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I looked it up it says that I registered
October 22, 2003, 07:58:54 AM
But I am pretty sure that it was well before that.
and the first posting was
11/09/2001
Now I am curious when I first posted.
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My goodness, what a busy night of viewing I've had! Can't believe I got so much watched.
I began by watching all of the bonus features on THE LOVE GURU disc. Even though there were a lot of features, most were under 10 minutes and none very interesting. Well, the blooper reel was kind of fun and the outtakes with Myers desperately trying to improv something funny since the script was bankrupt of humor just fizzled.
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Next, I watched HOW THE WEST WAS WON on Blu-ray. First, I moved my chair about 5 feet from the screen and then I got the rear speakers moved so that the sound in the rear speakers would be better placed and directional as the movie played.
I could NOT disagree more strongly with bk about the color vibrancy and depth of focus of the smilebox version of the movie. Yes, there were some scenes where blue skies were very light blue but many, many more when the depth of blue was eye-shattering. Everything that I could see was DEEPLY saturated, and I began to notice things like the construction of the bodice of Debbie Reynolds' ball gown when she sings "Home in the Meadow" on the riverboat. SO MUCH DETAIL and SO CLEAR. Amazing.
And unlike DR td, the smilebox was a thrilling experience, as close to Cinerama as I'm ever likely to experience again with the side distortions seeming very familiar to what I remembered experiencing when I saw it in Cinerama all those decades ago. The buffalo stampede especially seemed just like I remembered it in Cinerama, and that train robbery sequence at the end was magnificent.
I listened to the Dolby TrueHD track which was a rich though only somewhat enveloping experience (nothing to compare to the sound design of modern action pictures).
All in all, I couldn't have been more thrilled to have this film at long last in the best shape it's ever likely to be in on home video in my lifetime.
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I looked it up it says that I registered
October 22, 2003, 07:58:54 AM
But I am pretty sure that it was well before that.
and the first posting was
11/09/2001
Now I am curious when I first posted.
All the "registration" dates apply to the "new board". We did not have to register on the old board - just post.
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DR Cillaliz - Thanks for the weather reports and news items. -Now what about your homework? ;)
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I had planned to get all my homework done for the institute but just got too busy with work. So, I may have to find a place to hang out in Bethesda and do some work tomorrow instead of touring. There has to be somewhere I could just plop down and write a mandamus petition
Starbucks.
*Actually, "downtown" Bethesda has lots of cool places to hang out. -And maybe even your hotel lobby may be a good place to write a mandamus petition.
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Next, I finished PROJECT RUNWAY finally.
I got a huge laugh from the comment that it looked like she was "pooping fabric." It DID look that way when she turned around. That person definitely needed to leave. As for the other person eliminated, I think her uncooperative attitude of not making it a team effort did her in more than the garment. I was really surprised they were so critical of it. On the runway walk, I thought it looked MUCH better than the animal skin collar thing she showed at the party the night before.
Who did the 'scorpion" dress?That's the one I thought should have won though Jerrol's creation was an acceptable winner.
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And then I was also able to watch tonight's BURN NOTICE (playing catch up with the VCR while it was recording.) Excellent episode. Nice to see Tim Matheson acting (and he also directed the episode).
I did think that Fiona's new boy friend was going to turn out to be one of the hired assassins, so that fooled me.
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The first posting that I could find that I contribute something was
02/13/2002 05:38 PM PS which happened to be the 100th BK posting
I thought I came in sooner than that.
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Glad to hear of your news, Jane.
Vibes of the best kind to all of us. God Bless us, Everyone!
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Well I found and earlier posting saying that I won the trivia contest.
01/07/2002: Which was BK posting #62
nd the answer is: The show was A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. The actress who was fired on the road (in the role of Philia) was Karen Black. The actress who replaced her was Preshy Marker. And the actress who did the role in the first national tour was none other than Miss Donna McKechnie. Congratulations to our High Winner, Mr. Michael Shayne, and our subsequent winner, who is batting 100%, Paul Fairie. If Mr. Michael Shayne will get us his handy-dandy address, we, in turn, will send him his handy-dandy prize.
So I wonder if I was reading but not posting but I no longer know the answer to that.
The treasure hunt is getting interesting,
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DR Cillaliz - Thanks for the weather reports and news items. -Now what about your homework? ;)
Well....tomorrow night we don't have to be prepared, so it really isn't until Saturday morning. I'll work on the plane in the morning. I'll get it done. I always do.
I do have to say when I did this sort of thing as a young lawyer I was always insulted when the "older" lawyers weren't prepared. Now it's me and I understand it completely.
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OKAY I was mention on 12/24/2001: which was posting #48.
BK mentioned I was a previous trivia contest winner. So I had to been on before this date.
And the hunt goes on
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They want us to write out questions for examinations. I haven't done that in 20 years. I just learn the case, know the points I want to make and do it. So, we'll see what happens. I have a feeling I'll be fine. The mandamus petition on the other hand, I really do need to do that.
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Great news Jane!
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I'm at work ordering some non-fiction books and the one I just ordered was this: Doctor Who-Eclectic Gypsy: An Unauthorised Biography (http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Who-Eclectic-Gypsy-Unauthorised-Biography/dp/1894959892/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1221173731&sr=11-1), by Dave Thompson. Here's the cover:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5120xwIX9AL._SS500_.jpg)
I'll be requesting this. :D
let me know if you enjoy it
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Well, since I'm already sleepy...
Goodnight.
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Vibes to all those in Ike's path!
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I'm heading downstairs to bed myself.
Good night!
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Speaking of HTWWW: I have received two extremely lengthy and lovely emails from a gentleman who's evidently a multi-Emmy winning makeup artist who happened to have been friends with Newman and Darby and who has gone quite a bit out of his way to compliment my writing. It's so nice to hear from people when they enjoy something they've read, as I'm sure MattH will agree, especially when they're well versed in the subject. These tomes are going into my keep pile. ;)
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Next, I finished PROJECT RUNWAY finally.
Who did the 'scorpion" dress?That's the one I thought should have won though Jerrol's creation was an acceptable winner.
Leanne! I liked it best, too!
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That's pretty darned cool, JMK!
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MattH, it's fine to disagree, that's what makes horse racing - however, all I can tell you is while you may find the color saturated it is nothing like IB Technicolor. I provided a link yesterday to a screencap from an IB print of the Cinerama version - did you look at it? If not, why don't you? I don't have to say anything because that picture is worth a thousand words. I'm not saying the color isn't good, and it's certainly not a disaster like The Searchers, but it could and should have been better, but the people doing these transfers refuse to listen to people who are asking them to PLEASE use the IB reference prints and let me tell you, my boy, there were people telling them as regards this particular film.
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I'm all viewed out, I'm afraid. Although, I do have a DVD here, a rough video of the Kevin and Sean show from Great Neck - not professional, but at least a video record.
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However, I agree that it's the best that How The West Was Won has ever looked on home video - it's nice and sharp. I was disappointed in the sound, frankly, which is mastered low (I had to crank the volume to get it to sound punchy) - apparently, they futzed with the mix, which, I'm told had VERY directional dialogue which has somewhat been smoothed out. I can only say that when one saw this at the time of release in a real Cinerama theater with that seven channel sound it was mind-boggling. No one is mentioning the severe loss in quality during the rear projection shots and many shots within those sequences - reason being those were not shot with the Cinerama camera but in 70mm - the Cinerama panels were then extracted from the 70mm, but with a generation loss.
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Mr. Strohmaier and I discussed at length the problems which will probably prevent Brothers Grimm from getting a nice DVD release. And he told me some very illuminating things about the awful sound problem when they showed West at the Dome last Sunday.
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Another half-hour sans posts and to that I say phooey.
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I really enjoyed my two count them two tuna sandwiches and I had some sour cream and onion Quakes with them, and then had cantaloupe and honeydew melon balls for dessert.
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I am my own frenzy.
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Make that one hour.
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Am I expected to do the late night heavy lifting...again?
der Brucer
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One each blue sky for Mr. Kimmel:
(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2008-09/42177052.jpg)
(Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
A cactus wren looks for insects in a Mexican elderberry bush in the Irvine Open Space Reserve near Laguna Canyon Road. The bird is about 8 inches long and nests in cactus and thorny plants that grow in the hilly area.
der Brucer
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IKE is one BIG storm!
(http://weather.myfoxtampabay.com/maps/WTVT/custom/tropical/floater3_ir_sat_1.jpg)
der Brucer
IKE is actually not quite as strong as predicted
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However....
ASSOCIATED PRESS
(http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,420783,00.html)
EXPERTS: GIANT IKE'S SIZE DRIVING MASSIVE STORM SURGE
HOUSTON — Hurricane Ike's gargantuan size — not its strength — will likely push an extra large storm surge inland in a region already prone to it, experts said Thursday.
Ike's giant girth means more water piling up on Texas and Louisiana coastal areas for a longer time, topped with bigger waves. So storm surge — the prime killer in hurricanes — will be far worse than a typical storm of Ike's strength, the National Hurricane Center said.
And because coastal waters in Texas and Louisiana are so shallow, storm surge is usually larger there than in other regions, according to storm experts. A 1900 hurricane following a similar track to Ike inundated Galveston Island, killing at least 8,000 people — America's deadliest storm.
"It's a good recipe for surge," said Benton McGee, supervisory hydrologist at the U.S. Geological Survey's storm surge center in Ruston, La. "We're already seeing water being piled up in the Gulf. On top of that you're going to have water forced into the bays along the coast."
The National Hurricane Center is forecasting a 20-foot surge — a rapid rising of water inundating areas and moving inland — for a large swath of Texas and the Louisiana coasts. Above that, the center predicts "large and dangerous battering waves." Waves could be 50 feet tall, said hurricane center spokesman and meteorologist Dennis Feltgen.
der Brucer
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Make that one hour of nobody but me!
der Brucer